A law suit runs about $25,000 and a year and a half.

It has a text capability.With that said, I'm spending a lot of time in Twilio right now as I see huge upside coming in that platform.You could be up and running with Podio & Globiflow for text within a very short time.

Run numbers and if they work do it!

A little background about me, I have just over 200 doors in my current portfolio and our company manages just over 250 doors for third party investors in addition to those. 

Once I realized it was the quality of the real estate that opened the doors, my business took off.

2) The minimum hours required are 750 hrs, but if running a short term rental, 100 hrs is supposed to be adequate, is that still true ?

I think your demographic might be more hotel people rather than families.I would also still go with smart locks on every door.

The main issues a lot of investors/PM's run into is the inspection period since Section 8 inspections are no walk in the park.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases: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+ (roughly 5% probability of default), 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 (around 10% probability of default), 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.

Run the comps, calculate repair costs, and plan multiple exit strategies so you maximize every deal—whether that’s wholesaling, flipping, or holding for cash flow.