Quote from @Cherilyn Williams: Someone gave you bad advice in the very beginning.

The good and bad facts on working with Section 8 tenants:Good:1.

SF is not all bad but when your dealing with a person who has never done it I can tell you from experience its not an easy in and out deal. 

More than books and courses, talk to people in the trenches experiencing the good and the bad and the ugly.5.

I don't think it's a bad approach for passive investing—you could get it down to just an hour or so of work.

So, we've shifted gears for our real estate investing strategy to just purchasing a long-term rental.After joining this group and learning a lot, and given the housing prices in the Greater Seattle area, the lower rent-to-price ratios, bad landlord-tenant laws, and the astronomical prices, we are seriously considering investing out of state.

Bad reviews are a part of it. 

We know it's challenging because so much has changed post COVID, fed rate hikes, etc. but that's how you avoid rehab mistakes, bad neighborhoods, and terrible deals. 

Not that it's a bad thing by any means, but is it more sentimental than financial? 

Furthermore as many people unfortunately default to I wouldn't label Baltimore bad entirely.