What they will offer you is an appliance package, or closing cost help, or a low fixed rate loan. 

You'll find that rental property investing isn't scary at all and a great property manager can actually save you more money than they will cost!

Honestly, I think you're estimated expenses are a bit low.

About the same as if you rent it, less costs.

Good luck getting such significant value add in a low cost market.  

And again, you'll get advice from posters that could not care less whether you follow it to the "T". 

The program was created to give low-income tenants an alternative to living in federal project housing.S8 sets their rental rates to the LOW-END of market averages, if not slightly below.

I’m also open to exploring short-term rentals, private lending, or passive investing in funds—anything that maximizes returns while keeping risk and time commitments manageable.For context, I’d consider leaving my job if this could become a full-time venture that surpasses my current compensation (low-mid six figures).

Securing funding has been challenging, particularly because my business documents reflect low revenue from only one duplex, and I am currently between jobs.I have identified a reasonably priced piece of land and have saved a small portion of the funds from my duplex sale to invest in this venture.

Yes, there's a shortage of low-cost housing in West Palm Beach and Malibu and Portland Oregon and Asheville NC and other places people want to live.