., get a higher paying job, work two jobs, go to trade school, get a higher paying degree, live in affordable area, etc...these are things that most of us did).

The only “good news” is you’re paying for last year’s shortage and thsi year’s taxes, or this year’s shortage and next year’s escrow account. 

paying mgt any landscape/snow/utilities?

Sellers are notorious for not communicating any changes in their unit counts to avoid paying taxes.  

At full occupancy, the cash flow I just keep in reserves for repairs or help pay the principal. 

Just sell and pay off that loan or two.

Hope is a bad strategy.The only on market strategy that I think can work is paying cash/line of credit/hard money for a property that does not qualify for conventional financing.

You’d need to check the local laws to see what counts.Tenant Violations: If they’re breaking lease terms—like not paying rent or subletting—you might have grounds to evict.

Well that is when the lower tenant feels like paying her 20% portion of the rent of $240 per month lol!

You can build your own team i.e. title co, insurance, pm, contractors, handyman,process server, lender etc.... or you can find an operator who can get you going in that market while simultaneously building out your team.Section 8 housing is a great way to ensure consistency with rent payments however not all tenant who have HCV pay 0%.