Also, if you are a minority, WRA has the Partnership for Success program, which helps pay for your start up costs.

Here’s what I did when I withdrew from the STR programs.  

This criteria is for 1-4 and 5-8 unit programs.

See the chart from Fair Isaac Company (FICO) below: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyAccording to this chart, investors should use corresponding vacancy+tenant-nonperformance factors of approximately 5% for Class A rentals, 10% for Class B and 20% for Class C.To address Class C payment challenges, many industry "experts" are now selling programs to newbie investors about how Section 8 tenants are the cure.

Have you looked into local credit unions or alternative financing programs?

No experience in Brooklyn but there are a lot of programs out there for rental assistance.

The ADUs that the most experienced are adding leverage bonus density program or other such rules to add multiple units and for the most part they exit.  

Planned energy-efficient HVAC installations will replace outdated ceramic heaters, reducing tenant utility costs, lowering insurance premiums, and qualifying for utility reimbursement programs—a win-win for tenants and investors alike.Inflation HedgeReal estate is historically a strong hedge against inflation.

The program has been great for my own STR investments and my co-hosting business.

The replacement cost (cost to rebuild, not the value of the property) data providers are pegging the quadplex at close to $2M and most 1-4 unit rental property insurance programs tap out at $1-1.5M before you'd end up in a commercial insurance product.