I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

They do require that person to have no assets, so a house in her name could be problematic.

@Lauren MerendinoI strongly believe that your chosen market should be somewhere that you can go to in person / have strong personal knowledge of / have family or a network in already.  

Personal guarantees are EXTREMELY common.

I personally think it is best to work with local professionals with a good track record. 

Hi Esther, I personally as a property manager in Los Angeles have a process when it comes to tenants not paying rent.

I personally have not heard of the website that you came across.

I personally feel it's very intrusive to call someone like this, but maybe it's considered acceptable? 

We have chosen one municipality to do Section 8 due to the relationship we have established with the director, case workers, and inspectors.

I have read all of the "trends" and statistics but now I am Looking for feedback on personal experience in the Akron market.I appreciate it!