You might make it work if you can find a way to increase cash flow aside from the basic long term rental strategy. 

Right now, I'm focused on:- Learning the best investment strategies that don’t require a real estate license (wholesaling, rental properties, etc.).- Finding potential clients who are interested in investing but may need help identifying great deals.

As you guide landlords through that stressful process, you can introduce how your tenant screening and management services help prevent future issues.2.Focus on Rental Listings as a Lead Source•A highly effective way to grow your PM business is to actively market rental vacancies for landlords.

Research local economic trends, rental demand, and any recent or upcoming developments in the area.

A refi makes more sense if you plan to hold the property long-term as a rental.

It’s given me insight into what investors and landlords actually need—things like quick turnovers for rentals, deep cleans before listing a property, and even helping out-of-state investors maintain their portfolios.

I am seeking SFH or Multi-family home investment with positive rental cash flow as my strategy.

As always, DYOR (Do Your Own Research) The area has a mix of stable, long-term residents and rental demand—especially with Section 8 tenants—but it does vary block-by-block.Key things to consider are Rental Demand, Property Condition and Management (a local property manager can help navigate tenant screening and city requirements)It’s not as bad as the headlines make it seem, but success here depends on buying right and the right property manager.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

In other areas a home buyer house might be 250,000 and a buy and hold investor rental could be 200,000.