At least for most folks.Reason is all these investors that have no experience at landlording  many come to hate it .. they go into it thinking they are  never going to sell and well that just does not happen and 3 to 5 years down the line they just want out.. and at that point in a non appreciated market were the locals are going to only buy screaming deals..

@Anthony DooleyOr maybe Outlaw by WAR...Something smells when you scream to everyone your innocence but decide the only way to fight for your name is via a one way ticket to a cozy place with little chance of extradition.

. $12 Bloody Mary's, on the weekend, won't change your life. 

Run screaming from section 8 as fast as you can.

NOT a bloody text message. 

Nothing screams cheap like laminated particle board.

Also he probably wouldnt have a written contract so he could take your money and run.Lastly if he has no job or money; to me that screams that hes probably unemployable to work for a decent contractor or very bad with financial habits either which way probably not a guy you'd want to hire. 

Last time I did his agent called me and screamed at me like a child.

I've had "investors" looking in windows while a scantily clad tenant screams out.

These loans are a potential way to get started in REI, but by and large, their "low-income only, and if you have savings, you can't get approved" nature screams "2008 all over again".