You confirm my impression about Capital Hill, though we drove that area later in the day and were thoroughly discouraged by prices by that point. 

I appreciate the thorough response.

After a while of doing research and thorough preparation, I am finally ready to get some skin in the game and to start investing in real estate. 

Almost half of my portfolio has Section 8 tenants in it and as non section 8 people move out i try to move in more Section 8 tenants but i make sure my property manager screens them THOROUGHLY....not with just what's on paper regarding credit report, income and past criminal activity (If any).....I make sure my PM screens to make sure they have no pets, no evictions, no smoking OF ANY KIND and no felonies and we still get TONS of people calling...the biggest problem becomes picking someone from who is left.   

Shalom, I didn't read all the responses yet, so I apologize if this has been covered.I've found the best way to avoid the sequential problems you mentioned in your first post is to do a thorough rehab immediately after purchase. 

@Anna Buffkin thank you so much for your thorough answer!

Sorry for the exceptionally long post, just wanted to be thorough.

He is thoughtful, thorough, and sharp. 

Makes for great cash flow, which I thoroughly enjoy. 

The contractor did not do a good enough thorough inspection of the house.C.