I wouldn't suggest you buy a single-family home to live in because the additional cost outweighs the benefits.

Additionally, collecting the tenant’s portion of the rent (not covered by Section 8) can be difficult.3.

@Salome Ditmars In addition to what has already been shared on this thread, trusting the sponsor will be paramount to you sleeping at night, and I can't stress that enough.

In addition, I presented his was not the usual use case because he was unleveraged.  

In additional to conducting educational workshops, I also write blogposts for their websites.

Investigate what (if any) additional fees that they charge for handling evictions, and find out whether they go to small-claims themselves, or hire an attorney.

Any business could do this with their services and the savings would certainly justify the additional effort.But if you take advantage of the new law, wouldn't the renter do the same?

These are just some of the additional items that will have a significant impact on carrier's rates, your premiums, and whether we start to see the insurance market soften anytime soon or not.

In addition, I would give the tenant information about the local place that handles rental assistance programs.

If you stick with the larger down payments, you’ll have more stability and less risk, especially if the market shifts, but it will slow down how quickly you can buy additional properties.