Investors should fully understand that Section 8 is not a cure-all for Class C & D tenant challenges, it's just trading one set of problems for another.We see too many investors not doing enough research to fully understand all this and making naïve investing decisions.

With the most difficult buyers it can lead to last minute re-trades over inconsequential amounts of money but is just a pain to deal with.

I don't eat out a lot or go on fancy vacations (I do travel), I don't buy a new car every 4-5 years (I do keep it up, but my first car was ~20 years old when I traded it in this spring). 

If for some reason I need to return security deposit at a different time I'll either take the 3mo interest from their security deposit, or I'll do a trade from my reserves. 

At my point in life everything I own is both a cash flow superstar and appreciating nicely, because I'm invested in growing, popular areas.If I was just starting off now, I'd probably be aiming for value-add in good areas where I could either live there while improving the unit(s) - ie a duplex, triplex - or where I could trade sweat equity for profit, or both.

Trade some comfort for financial stability.Part of attaining financial success is being simultaneously optimistic and paranoid. 

If they think they have an "Airbnb" Unless they own the publicly traded company, then they only have a STR, or a vacation rental if they have a nice place/location.

I mean can you consistently provide an industry standard finished product similat to what the licensed trades would provice)

The only time you would see a fee related to maintenance would be a project management fee if multiple trades are required during a property turn. 

In 2021, this property would have sold for $1.2M.While this, still, is hard to cash flow at a 7% 30-year rate, buying a property that used to trade at a 5% cap rate for a 7.5% cap rate is inarguably better value.