@Jill KellerI personally owned and managed several rental properties, mainly one family, 3-families and been advised by a number of attorneys through the years to forget doing LLC's.

The loan does need to be secured by the property being improved if we are talking about a personal residence and personal itemized deductions on Schedule A.

With that said, I have personally seen a lot of activity in the last two weeks.

The second part is very personal and different for everyone. 

The best way to learn about how to really invest in real estate is to read books, listen to good podcasts, and pair that with going to in-person meetups so you can see people just like you, married with 3 kids, who are making it work for them.

I personally know the person that owns the property and am close friends with him.

Don’t just focus on the voucher—focus on the person behind it.

If you are nearby, if you have ever been a pizza delivery person, maybe deliver a pizza to the wrong house that may or may not be the one being foreclosed on so atleast you can see inside a small portion. we used to just go knock on the door some folks would actually let you look around.

I have not seen a significant difference in this area between section 8 and non-section 8 tenants, personally. 

My personally favorite spot so far is Ko Olina but I'm open minded.