Suggesting to them buying their house for a wholesale range offer or lower dependent on the extent of the rehab, then having a contract in place that gives them a percentage of the profit to help get them back on their feet, paying off debts etc.

Not able to buy in this area without going house poor.

My DP was around $20k and when I sold it I cleared over $200k.Good luck to you and let me know if there's ever anything else you'd like to know about house hacking.

I would remind them that the house is in the condition in which they rented it and they accepted it as is.

Shoot me a DM if you want some help with finding a condo or house with a low rate that's on market.

The good news is you don't need a specialty loan for a house hack, just a traditional primary home loan.

The second lot had the remnants of a tennis court the original owner had built, but was now in disrepair.  

At the same time, I’ve been seeing a lot of distressed properties sitting because owners don’t want to deal with the process—permits, contractors, tenants, refis, all that.

They are a corporate housing company.

Are there property managers who specialize in managing housing for section 8 tenants?