You're better off opting for an interest-only mortgage, saving on payments, and then refinancing it into something more conventional when interest rates drop—or, if possible, making a plan to pay down the principal.Interest-only loans, which typically last for the first 5 to 10 years of the loan term, offer two key benefits.

Best practice is to keep one or two payments in reserve from the buyers down payment for such instances.

I took two business law courses in college. 

@Andrew Slezak I'm working through the Sec8 process for the first time so take this with a grain of salt, but my understanding is they will pay the lesser of the following two prices:1) the market rent of your property, determined by comps, and2) the FMR minus any utilities you don't include.

The article is off because it is comparing two different types of buyers.  

I've been buying Subject To for about 30 years now and I've had two DOS called.

I also found that being at "market" rents it takes longer to rent therefore missing out on a month or two of income negating the ROI on improvements.

Quote from @Emily Gowen: I own two houses in Portland, OR, one of which I have lived in the last 8 years- but we Just moved far away. 

If you want to know if it is a fair price for your area and this time of the year, simply get two or three more bids.

For example, if your driveway only fits two cars, you need to know if tenants plan to bring several vehicles, as this could lead to parking violations and HOA fines.Don’t forget to screen pets, too!