According to HUD regulations, a Section 8 tenant may not be related by blood or marriage to the owner of the unit they rent under the Section 8 program.

"The time to buy is when there is blood in the streets." - Nathan Rothschild 

This is a blood, sweat, tears, and toil kind of thing to learn how to profitably renovate an old MF building with tons of deferred maintenance issues and turn it into a tight little ship that puts a lot of money in your pocket.

Sure I helped a bunch of people in tough situations, but when I think back to all the wasted hours and effort involved in a short sale, it makes my blood boil.I would still list one for a good client, but only if the seller agreed to have a local attorney handle the negotiations and closing.  

@Roy Coons you can't get blood from a turnip but there is a relatively simple way to try and get something. 

I've had to do such things only when there was a private lender involved and bad blood between the parties.

You should get tested for any blood related diseases that could have transferred to you, there are more than you think

Learn how to screen better and how to conduct inspections on a regular basis so this doesn't happen again.As for the scammers, you can't get blood from a turnip.

@James WiseI don’t give it much thought really ,i just assume my tenants view me as a greedy evil slumlord that steals their PrecIous alcohol , CIgarette, and lottery money each month.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."