As far as being expensive; if the tax liability is not large enough then yes I agree, however, it depends on what is being sold too.

.- Large Tenant Pool: Housing programs often have waiting lists, so demand is high.

I do not care what the source of the return is  Historically the highest return is via a value add and appreciation and is more so recently due to the recent rate increase versus earlier this century (before 2022).However, most new RE investors cannot handle extended periods of large negative cash flow.  

The scammer may promise to help the victim get out of debt or improve their financial situation, but in reality, they have no intention of helping the victim and are only interested in taking ownership of the asset.Once the victim takes out the loan, the scammer may siphon off the funds or use them for their own purposes, leaving the victim with a large debt and no asset to show for it.

Call your city and see if that's large enough, I think you need more like 10-12 ft width and 15 - 20 ft length.

“it is VERY hard to screw up when buying i.e. a duplex in good condition in a desirable neighborhood and either self-manages or hire a quality PM to manage.”excellent point 

I keep monitoring the properties in the Cleveland Heights area (where we are looking to buy) on Zillow and other web sites but I am sure there are other ways of finding properties.

@Michael LynchI don't know of any 'large' bank that would accept a 3rd position. 

If your local municipality has an online court records, go to their website and look up both criminal and civil histories.

I would offer it on a land contract to someone wanting to live there for around 1500 and small down payment or sub2 with a large down payment and monthly that would cover PITI.