Many people think that they can or should be able to cut out a realtor or broker based on their opinion of the level of effort they've made OR the fact that they went around their backs and tried to negotiate directly. 

look at your experience level with reality in mind.I would want to feel very comfortable about those things before spending time on deals and money when i had no real capacity to transact no matter who the lender was.

Local level is where you need to worry, not federal level.

Our understanding is it spirals from there and ultimately results in the structure no longer being grandfathered mainly due to the level of unpermitted work that was performed.

If I follow your second statement, are you saying that instead of continuously pulling equity out of the existing portfolio to fund expansion that you would grow to 6-7 houses and then consciously shrink the portfolio down to 5 with much higher equity levels (potential upscaling the quality of the houses in the process)?

The market-rate housing is made affordable by having a landlord that accepts Housing Choice Vouchers (aka Section 8) and charges a market rent that is below the payment standard.Public housing authorities (PHAs) typically set the payment standards based on HUD's fair market rents (FMRs) at the county level of geography.

At this level, I'm pretty confident that my interest is somewhat protected.

Originally your CoC return was roughly 14% (14,400/100,000) then it jumps to roughly 42% at the new level.

You should also invest in a professional real estate photographer and a lock box) You may just decide to go with an agent that can provide professional level photos and an amazing marketing package (including listing exposure in real estate magazines, etc) If you do go with an agent- make sure to ask for their marketing plan for the property as well as a record of their past sales, etc.

Make sure the rock and the containers are level or the doors won't work right.