Section 8 rentals are a huge opportunity in the area, and medical students/employees at the nearby hospitals are a great pool of potential tenants as well.

from the buyer pool.

Pool Heat, Early check in/late check out, Pet Fees, etc etc are all ala cart and available for a fee. 

Any tips/tricks? 

It ranks right up there with swimming pools and tree swings.  

totally agree, I sell more deals for Columbus to out of state than the locals because they don't have liquify. even literally real estate agents with all the data at their finger tips there isn't enough motivation to convince them 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

My personal assessment of the overall economic risks has hit a tipping point.  

You will not get a lot of responses on here for several reasons - too many questions, not a big enough pool of people to answer the questions, and most agents have no clue about what it takes to work with investors. 

My client is concerned if he goes to sell years down the line he will face an issue where the new buyer would not be able to obtain a loan on a property with a CLTA policy and his buyer pool will shrink to cash buyers only which could delay the sale.