Section 8 can be a very smart play, but it's not great for first-time investors who are not planning (and have the resources) to continue the play to understand and perfect the obligations and to ensure the best renters.

With a brand new W-2 job in a different trade/profession, you may need to be in that new job for 6 months.  

I am figuring out what I want to build next that will have the best equity play but still crush as a STR.

its crazy you have section 8 projects . and the ICE housing is brand new or almost new luxury hotels :)

I'm curious to hear how it played out.

We don’t even have exclusive teams on this brand.

Analyzing marketing materials can offer insights into their branding and market positioning.

It's almost always worth owning a house in a very good area, very rare it's not worth it.Making it a STR is just a hospitality play, the underlying value is the asset.  

@Gregg CohenHey Gregg,So my wife and I are brand new to investing and was looking at different ways to generate income.

The play is a 3 to 5 year hold, raise rents to get the valuation up to 600K and liquidate to 1031 into another investment.