@Austin Largusa The property and the lease/tenant are two distinct items...so, unless you are dealing with a property owned by the housing authority or their subsidiary, built with tax credits or receiving tax credits, it's not a section 8 property...and section 8 is really a mis-used term...it's actually called a Housing Choice Voucher and they are used across many populations from at risk of homelessness, to corrections re-entry...to house veterans, etc.

I know a lot of real estate agents I like as people but they have no idea how to invest profitably and I wouldn't consider using them.This is the kind of distinction I mean, this property below is in Phoenix but it could be anywhere in California, Texas or anywhere else.Average Turnkey Cash Flow Per Door In PhoenixMetro Area No Bank Financing Neededhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/600/topics/584916-average-cash-flow-per-door-in-phoenix-metro-area 

Apart from the distinctions already mentioned, one must also consider the time that you're spending without having any income from the property.

Each had their own distinct niche.

Tenants love them.Admittedly, after a few years, the glass does show the distinctive signs of use common to these, but by that time I find another scratch & dent stove for the cost of a new glass & sell the retired one for $100-$150.

@Mark Lane as a broker, I’ve done around two hundred million in transactions and I can honestly tell you that unless the odor was distinctively bad / unbearable while touring the home or during inspection, I would have never recommended not purchasing subject property based on pet odor alone.

Important distinction and Will said it best: work backwards with your buyers in mind and then target those units. 

Sure, contractors can help, but they have a distinct stake in the game and are not experts in evaluating the investment.

Not all, but most agents are only working with retail buyers and so this distinction goes right over their heads. 

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