I haven't been expanding my business with LMHA since the end of 2016 per my posts above so I don't know exactly what changed, but I expect the outsourcing of inspections to private industry + some executive level leadership + replacement of staff with new faces excited to serve the needs of HUD/Landlords/Those In Need has resulted in an agency I will develop more business with.The HCVP will always be a double edged sword for landlords (See Section 8 Bible discussion) but for now I have discovered it is finally worth the effort to participate in the program.I specialize in Toledo's transition neighborhoods, discounted houses on the edge of nicer areas but also on the edge of trash...the Section 8 program allows me to get long-term tenants who are a good business model provided they are consistently managed and visited/inspected for additional "visitors" (relatives and random dogs/cats) and damage/housekeeping which can destroy a home if left unchecked.You need to know the rules, repair and renovate for long-term durability, prepare for inspections thoroughly and keep a team of contractors who will hold those standards...after 8 years we have been through a hundred inspections.

As you mentioned, you can take losses from stocks, but your capital losses can only exceed your capital gains by $3,000.

I'm also a Padsplit financing vendor and I'm only mentioning this because this is what led me to being a host.

Craig, are the properties you mentioned on the market?

.: @Jonathan ChanYour other post mentioned about your mom's SIDRA doing lending. 

At the very worst case, as Alanna mentioned you could convert it to a LTR.

If the seller says "its a solid 7 cap" and its more of a 5-6 cap after you purchase and the taxes go up, do you mention it?

I did all the options mentioned above to buy properties with $0 or little money out of pocket.

As mentioned above, calling numbers on the Do Not Call (DNC) list is risky, but at the end of the day, enforcement is quite challenging.What you REALLY NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR ARE - litigators.

As mentioned above, you can quit claim ownership of the property, but you are right- lenders don't like that.