It's slowly improving and I suspect sec 8 would be a poor choice.

There can be particular laws or costs in some places when it comes to putting properties under an LLC.Examine Financing Options: Look into financing choices for properties held by LLCs.

In this case, we’ll use the traditional 70% rule, so 0.7 is plugged in.Formula: (ARV * 0.7) – rehabExample: ($100,000 * 0.7) = $50,000Why Is This “Rule” Critical?

Creative FinancingFinancing can be a challenge in tough economies, but several creative strategies can make deals work: Seller Financing: Negotiate with the seller to finance part or all of the deal, reducing the need for traditional loans.

Antonio, my fiancée and I are both realtors, I specialize in value add property and my fiancée manages our property management company and is a traditional realtor that specializes in listing properties.  

I went through a refi last year with a traditional mortgage bank. had the same scenario, first appraisal came back super low, we argued the valuation and ultimately got nowhere. we decided to start over with a different lender, and got a 2nd appraisal exactly 16 days after the first one was dated, and the valuation was almost $80k more. sometimes starting over is all you can do. 

However, you typically need to put down a lot of money upfront.Hard money loanCompared to a traditional mortgage, a hard money loan has a lower down payment—sometimes as low as 10% of the loan amount.

When you choice who is going to service your loan what are you looking for?

Delta of offered rate vs traditional lending for investment2.

My lender just called me quite flustered to say that he has learned that no one is doing the traditional 10% down loan for second homes, which is what I was going to use.