(See below)The stock broker inside me wants to just sell and add that to my portfolio where I know I can consistently make my ROI goals.

A: "YES, PLEASE FIX THE SHOWER"A: "yeah ever since my landlord was tiling the shower and put some grout mixture down the drain we've been having consistent drain backups (2nd floor!)"

I don't do any section 8 because of the clientele you work with isn't as consistent.

We understand that NO one can (consistently) sell a $345K sports car for half of market value!

Otherwise, if their appraisals are consistently unfavorable, clients might choose to go elsewhere.

For illustration purposes a quad consisting of all one bed one bath units will cost a lot less to build than a quad consisting of all 3 bed 3 bath units.....

then a long stretch of consistency. i have built up a little portfolio that i'm happy with, and while I don't have life changing cashflow, my tenants pay my mortgages down by several thousand dollars each month. 

You see people add basement "rentals" fairly consistently.  

Learn how to hit singles consistently.

I think just reading books, being active on the BP forums and consistently attending your local REIA will be more effective and far cheaper.