The current status of the market is low end rentals land lords that let the houses look like crap. 

The tenant can lose their housing voucher so inform them that you are speaking with the Housing Authoring because they have violated the lease agreement by blasting music all night.

Buyer go to open house directly.

💭 Final ThoughtsWhen your financial advisor pushes back on your real estate investments, remember this: You're not just "buying a house" - you're investing in an income-producing asset, just like buying shares in a dividend-paying company.

These days too many people have too little coverage in case of a rebuild so you do want to make sure you understand the true cost of a total loss.

Quote from @John Friendas: There's a house I'm considering buying with a business partner as an investment rental.

I’m hoping that once I do have enough saved I can buy the second property and continue house hacking.

With this strategy, we knew exactly how each house was operating and we could intervene or change leadership of the house if necessary to assure operations were going as we expected. 

I also paid interest on the loans.Is the utilities for the house that is completed and rented a expense deduction for the year or does it go into the basis?

Suggesting to them buying their house for a wholesale range offer or lower dependent on the extent of the rehab, then having a contract in place that gives them a percentage of the profit to help get them back on their feet, paying off debts etc.