The process usually goes like this:Rental Listing -> Landlord and Prospective Tenant fill out and submit RTA -> Voucher office performs Affordability Study -> Landlord approves estimated rent amount -> Property Inspection -> Approval of Property by Voucher Office -> Lease & Move-InThe section 8 process in/around Baltimore and Baltimore County does take a long time these days.

Below are some key metrics and the proforma I have compiled from a feasibility study and an STR report.

It was a ridiculous amount of time and really had no basis in factual studies.

I am not stating this was the case in all markets, but people who think cash flow is guaranteed need to study their RE history.  

The most important rule is to get to know the sub-market you're buying in and the property type and study what they are running on.

Rookie investor here who just recently discovered bigger pockets and am all in. short backstory of where im at and how i got here. 

This would be my first major investment, so I do not have much investing experience, but I have done a lot of studying on the matter.

@Jay Hinrichs: Yep, you've been really good about posting on the "down side" of Subject To and I read your posts.The challenge is that there is a ton of people on Youtube talking about how easy Subject To is, then when someone hears that a lot on youtube, then discovers Bigger Pockets and assumes Subject To is all rainbows and roses, we have to keep educating them to keep them out of trouble. 

They were incredibly helpful for me in solidifying what I was reading and learning during my studies.

They don't provide tax documents on time, which cause significant headaches. they don't provide proof of cost mitigation studies unless you threaten to sue.I am a seasoned investor and I got duped in their flowery talk.