Ohio also has a couple of other special rules such as the CAT tax and a funky bonus depreciation treatment.

Given his estate planning needs, he is also unmarried but is considering getting married if it makes sense.

This will require showing you have good processes via the first couple of investments. 

I agree, seeing migration patterns coupled with insurance costs and insurability might be a good macro-economic indicator.

Here are a couple of SEC 8 specific criteria...1) If their court records or pay stubs show any record of garnishments, be careful because SEC 8 ignore garnishments and the applicant will have trouble paying their portion, just like any other tenant would.2) If you see an outstanding landlord judgment, call the caseworker to ask when the tenant first was accepted into the program.  

I am still evaluating if this is the best investment for me to proceed with as we get further through due diligence and I will keep everyone updated on how things go.A couple things come to mind.1.

Our first tenant stayed for 2 years and 8 months, and we've just recently moved in a new couple. 

A couple of times a year you should power cycle both your modem and router. 

I used a HELOC to buy a couple houses.

Couple takes on this: Generically speaking, yes it often does make sense to increase your loan amount for monthly savings.