I don't post here often, but I do like what Henry Clark had to say earlier about choosing properties that have been on the market for a LONG time.I used that strategy for a 1031 exchange from a small condo to a 6ish thousand square foot commercial office building (no experience).

I invest exclusively overseas as I can get better returns than at home in the right places but I wouldn't touch Thailand with a 10-foot pole, unless it's for lifestyle.

Analyze rental demand, vacancy rates, and property appreciation trends.Property Suitability: Choose a property that will be attractive both as a rental and as your future primary residence.

Those states have "income source" as a protected class and as far as I know are only the west coast (CA, OR, WA) and the new england area (MA, CT, VT, NJ ect) Account Closed  In most states you are not required to accept Sec 8, and as such if you choose not to you could deny processing an applicant that is using a voucher.

Well, have a couple of competitors that are exclusively apartments/dev land for same.Their marketing is targeted at investors along with the mailing list.However, yes, you can get bad/good brokers in the same firm. 

I mitigate some of this risk by relying on section 8 exclusively going forward. 

Why did you get it if you are going to quit before even choosing a brokerage which is by far the easiest part of the process?

If #2 here is true, and you have a good agent, theyll tell you you are unrealistic, or they may choose not to work with you.

So just consider that when choosing the loan option.

You are free to choose how to store it, and whether that account will earn interest or not.