We are now at 21 doors under management and 3 are personal units that we self manage.

We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller,  but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy  

Are you interested in S8 because of a personal reason or you think it's the next "hot" investment idea?

This is advantageous bc later you have a third party loan (not your personal money) so seasoning period is 90 days to DSCR out. 

No personal income or tax returns are required.

Personally, I've felt the investment has been poorly run in almost every possible way.

@Malcolm Brown Are you planning to purchase a property in your personal name or via an LLC?

Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

The interest rate on a HELOC or Heloan may be better than the personal loan. 

the only thing with that is protecting future landlords.. but then again thats a personal choice..