Had very interested person who is an adult female almost 40 with no employment history to speak of (acting in plays, etc) but nothing for several yrs living with retired Dad. 

@Greg Soon I work in QuickBooks online with only Real Estate Investors. :) 

Welcome to the BP online community.

we do a brief pre-application online before offering to physically show any apartments. 

Again, this is where weekly email newsletters, monthly physical newsletters, etc come into play.  

A neighbor finds out he is living there with a simple online search and burns your house down3 A neighbor tells the local news channel and they show your house on the nightly news 4 A neighbor find out you are the owner with a simple online search and they begin harassing you and your family where you live. 

It's pretty plug and play and then when you get the full report, it's all in one PDF.

Have you played around with the savings calculator to give you an idea what your cash flow needs to be?

I am a landlord, broker, investors, etc. and have section 8 tenants as well - luckily I have a good relationship with my tenants but man oh man... dealing with their case worker was almost like they were paying out of their own wallet for a rent increase when in reality HUD had updated rent guidelines.Do you not have an online portal or account that you can access the section 8 landlord portal via?

Investing in these markets is more so of a long-term appreciation play in my opinion.