You could arrange payments with them (eg $1K a month for the next year with interest).

Could you gift the down payment to your mother in law so she can buy it and then transfer title to you when your house is done?

They do, however, have up to 60 days to return a security deposit after a tenant moves out.If an eviction is necessary for nonpayment, landlords are required to send a seven-day written notice of the payment due.

Slightly larger rent payment? 

If one moves out and you get half of the rent, reject the payment.

I have one fridge in storage as a tenant brought their own, so that is a mixed bag.Refrigerators and stoves are reasonably failure-proof appliances if you stay away from ice makers, water in door options, and other things that add complexity.

You typically get the monthly payments but also backed by portfolio and not one note.

They do, however, have up to 60 days to return a security deposit after a tenant moves out.If an eviction is necessary for nonpayment, landlords are required to send a seven-day written notice of the payment due.

Some of these renters are capitalizing on low interest rates and choosing to buy, but many are unable to buy due to lack of down payment or credit factors. 

Think about it: most of them are able-bodied adults who choose to live (mostly) free off the backs of others rather than contribute to society.Rent payments are usually steady, but Section 8 tenants took a lot more work upfront, throughout their tenancy and at the end of their tenancy.