@Becca F.playing catch up is much better than never playing!

First off, you can provide all the links you want about $1266 being the maximum including utilities that section 8 offered in 2021 or even 2020 for that matter but the LARGEST section 8 agency in Detroit (with perhaps the exception of Detroit Housing Commission, aka DHC.) and Michigan which is Michigan State Housing Development Authority, commonly known as MSHDA approves up to $1478 including utilities.

My belief is there are 2 primary plays in coastal CA cities 1) patience (long term coastal CA RE has always produced good to great return) 2) value add.  

Another consideration is that he may be retiring soon so do we need to make the purchase before he retires because DTI will come into play? 

As a DSCR specialist, AZ is one of the 5 states that makes it strict for lenders, so less than 20% of DSCR lenders can touch it.Credit will play a factor, but assuming solid credit, 75% LTV at around 7.4% with no buy down.

I wish they would require proof of ownership/authority, and proof that the property is properly registered and authorized to operate as a short-term rental.

If this is a formal inquiry that she did not authorize, you're going to have a mess on your hands.

The increased potential returns comes with significant increased risk which is not playing out well for many right now.

I don't see how a closing attorney has any liability in closing these deals unless their underwriter specifically forbids them and wont write title insuranceWill be interesting to see how it all plays out I think I will call the closing attorney I know well and has closed my new builds in Charleston and get his take on it..

We started playing around with AI Callers for inbound lead appointment setting, the results are pretty encouraging.