Section 8 can be a very smart play, but it's not great for first-time investors who are not planning (and have the resources) to continue the play to understand and perfect the obligations and to ensure the best renters.

in theory there could be criminal background, but I doubt someone would be practicing as a MD with a long rap sheet.Would it be sufficient to merely put a clause in the lease that the authorized occupants are Mr.

I am figuring out what I want to build next that will have the best equity play but still crush as a STR.

I'm curious to hear how it played out.

Timothy, I have used Cost Segregation Authority for my clients with excellent results.

It's almost always worth owning a house in a very good area, very rare it's not worth it.Making it a STR is just a hospitality play, the underlying value is the asset.  

The play is a 3 to 5 year hold, raise rents to get the valuation up to 600K and liquidate to 1031 into another investment.

The nice thing is you have the housing authority to back you up when they don’t pay their portion or there are issues with noise or messiness.

I think that would play a big factor in how I would respond. 

It just means landlords and tenants play the game of making the bedroom look not like a bedroom during an inspection.