To invest in Section 8 housing, look at areas such as Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton, choose safe neighborhoods, study Section 8 standards, analyze property types, and explore financing choices.

For example, I have two STR high-income earners (making 140k & 150k) in Joshua Tree for sale with low expenses, where the sellers will stay on to manage it.Making sure you are keeping as much as possible from the tax man is a huge component and to do so you usually have to invest it.

I’d recommend looking into this in conjunction with whatever other program you choose.

Hi @Dave Tab yes for the low money down loans as far as I know you need to be able to show you are occupying the property.   

Forewarning: This is going to be long and detailed.How this started:When we were young, we would buy a house that was livable, but in need of rehabbing, move into it (which allowed us to get a low interest residential mortgage), then rehab it, using contractors for what we couldn’t do ourselves.

I know Virginia Beach is attractive but that average price for Alexandria strikes me as rather low.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Why did you choose Roofstock for a one-off investment property in the first place? 

And it's a rather low bar to get over for anyone wanting to continue to wholesale. 

HELOC's are good if maybe you don't have a deal, but want to keep the money ready to use and the property has a low rate that you don't want to lose. 2.

Keep in mind that this is also a very tough time to be entering the market as an agent because the inventory is so low.