Neutral colors work well, and energy-efficient upgrades not only attract buyers but can also qualify for tax benefits.

If you hired an agent or a broker to work with you, you'd be covered - but regulations & laws vary from place to place.Screening is best done by establishing a set of guidelines to qualify applicant tenants, then sticking to those rules to avoid legal issues (and for your own sanity).

Their offering Turnkey section 8 rentals that they've purchased, rehabed, qualify for Section 8, get it leased, and then manage it for you.

totally learning as much as I can from others cuz I am still young and don't need much money for now all I can and want to do is that absorbing knoledge and skills from the peoples like you who already doing it but I do wanna stand on my own one day and run my own business.

Hello allI am trying to buy SFH, probably cost a lot more for what I qualify for.

If its a log cabin it might have trouble qualifying for the refi - would be smart to get some opinions early if that is your gameplan - would likely be a bigger potential hurdle than the gift/original purchase process

The nearest metro is 45-1 hour away and this property wont qualify for that region

If you can qualify with your income, DTI and employment history, conventional may offer better terms.

Depending on if you qualify for the special allowance for active RE, you may be able to take up to $25k in losses (unless you are full time in real estate and may be able to use real estate professional status). 

Rental income would be reported on Schedule E, and these write-offs could offset other income if you qualify as a real estate professional.