Just make sure to do thorough research and fully update yourself on the changes in the local market to ensure strong rental demand and solid market data.Diversifying your investments by owning multiple properties spreads the risk and helps maintain cash flow.

Yes, the market here right now has been really tough, and trying to sell your properties to other investors with section 8 tenants will likely be fairly problematic at this current time.

He's a major hard money lender in town and has a fairly simple process to get quick funding.

Quick response and a fair cash-for-keys offer is still the fastest and least expensive way to get someone out who isn't paying.

When you inspect and see that they're not maintaining, give them a written notice of violation with one week to clean and pass another inspection.

How do I not make this fair yet not complicated?

It was fairly easy to setup and to add properties using the first guide as a template for subsequent guides.  

Also one can protest their property taxes fairly easily.

At this point, we are three years in, and have learned that you sometimes have to have thick skin (grit) in dealing with tenants, managers, and RV site visitors; while maintaining a sense of humor and humility.

A refinance later will have extra costs if you maintain FHA, but be cheaper on closing costs converting to conventional later, but conventional loans usually have higher rates.