Quote from @Michael Smythe: Besides MANY self-labeled "gurus" exaggerating their success, many of them just supply readily available info.If you're too busy to find the info and are willing to pay for it, no problem as you accept their time vs money solution.REGARDING S8 GURU ISSUES SPECIFICALLYMost of them don't share all the facts about how Section 8 actually works.They claim you can get HIGHER rent from S8 tenants vs private-paying tenants.Why would the government allow our tax dollars to be spent this way?

They will pay a premium when the site is de risked from the Government approval aspect..

A lot going on with the City government.

This is because most of the financing comes from government programs and they, of course, prefer to keep as much investing as possible within the country.  

Flatline population growth is a sign of a poorly managed state and large or soon to be large, government debts (e.g., Illinois).

Yes, I am in Lisbon and my perspective is optimistic.I think that 2020 will be quite solid due to all the supports and subsidies from banks and government. 2021 will give some discounts and Christmas 2021 will be the turning point for RE to grow up again

These loans do come from banks directly (Fannie/Freddie loans come from the Federal Government) so each bank that offers these types of mortgages might have slightly different requirements. 

I'm in a lot of Cape Coral Facebook groups, follow Cape Coral government and sheriff's pages, but this will be a helpful, objective resource.

Any other government agency?

When valuing the property, focus on its net operating income (NOI) and use a cap rate that reflects Section 8’s stable, government-backed rents.