i would not buy a random property in Alabama that you find on Zillow and turn it over to people you've never met just because the price point is appealing.here are some threads on how that can go:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...i own property in 3 states - happy to answer any questions you have.

Can you at least break even if you go sec 8?

Yes, I’ve got a mortgage on it now, but my cash flow went from only $1000/month to $2400/month and I picked up 3 more properties basically for free with no out of pocket cash to buy them. 

Also, you don't need to clear the 1% rule to break-even.

About 3 months have gone by and we just received an email from a communications company billing us $4,000 for breaking a communication line buried in the yard.

What about maintenance if a device breaks?

I personally don't see prices changing much until something seriously breaks.

Ground breaking this quarter.

I created lists, searched virtual markets and was able to skip trace all of these for free...or so I thought.

Other risks, the contractor walking off the job, a storm hitting and delaying the project for weeks, someone breaking into the home and stealing stuff (which happened just the other day to a client of mine), a squatter, or drunk driver driving into the house (happened a lot at my old job as a firefighter lol).