We partner with Section 8 and have good luck renting through that program, in part because our local Housing Authority is responsive and efficient.

It will take me  a few hours and a bunch of edits to tell my story, so here is a short Quick reply, i started real estate straight out of high school,in the toughest parts of south central Los Angeles no car no money i will say this if you learn how to communicate and talk to sellers in a humble sincere effective manner you will be surprised what a seller will be willing to do to sell their home to you, in my experience it is not who offers the most money it is who makes the seller feel more comfortable, im refereeing to FSBO's, reo's etc was not popular back then but foreclosures were on fire, i was pretty good at talking and adapting to homeowners in distressed i'm very big on what i call the "like factor" so i was able to arrange terms that some of you would not believe me if i wrote it in a post, my point is yes you can buy with zero money (if you have the knowledge and know how) it is several ways to get a deal done when you have no money.

I would tell them "I support you getting the job done in the most efficient and effective way possible.

I am prequalified for a VA loan and was offered to be part of the EEM program (Energy Efficient Mortgage).

This communicated to the home buyer without me having to say it that my service was going to be superior to anyone else. 2.

Hey Investors,I found a 20 unit building of 1b/1ba and efficiency (studio) units.

Crazy people,,,, have a spotless house,,,dont EVER clean the shower tub,,,never turn on the hi efficiency natural gas furnace(high bill is less than a hundred dollars in COLDEST month,and each side of that half maybe), heat with electric space heaters for 3 times the cost(must have half froze to death doing it),,,go figure,,,takes all kinds I guess. 

What is the best and most efficient way for me to filter out other parcels that don't meet this criteria using Google Maps, certain functions in Excel, or other online tools?

I have a tenant not paying his rent regularly and is not even picking up the phone or communicating anything.

Thank you so much for the input.I was contemplating starting a spreadsheet with the listings I replied to....and thought it might be too much of a time consumer.You made a good point though....and tracking might be the key to successful communication with the seller.Thanks again!