It's worth comparing terms between your current lender and others to see who offers the best deal in terms of rates and fees.Purchasing a Property: Whether you purchase through regular listings, an agent, or an auction depends on your risk tolerance and expertise.

@Kyle Carter  We love renting to Section 8, however depending on the size of the property you may not be able to realistically rent to 100% section 8.

NOT a Quitclaim Deed, because Quitclaim Deeds do not fully warrant the rights and covenants of property as does a Grant and/or Warranty (or equivalent depending on state) does.

Regarding evictions, it depends on the time and resources you have available.

It  really depends what you value.

I'm interested in class C, and also class B depending on the price of deals I can find.

It all depends on the state.

For context, downtown Alexandria performs super well as a rental market and bringing in $5.5k+ as the monthly rental income if you choose to move out of the househack in the future will be absolutely feasible (depending on the property of course).

You generally would find that depending on what deals you have at the other end of the table best helps decide this answer.

A basement conversion could make sense (either STR or LTR depending on how much work/headaches you are willing to take on).