Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) and building codes require that all rental units meet zoning, health, and safety standards.

For that extra psychological safety of handling a that multi-M upscale luxury property transaction maybe worth it, but that's not your market. 

Toledo's Lucas County Metropolitan Housing Authority...LMHA which administers the Section 8 program seems to have had a difficult 2016 and 2017 doesn't seem much better.I've been renting to Section 8 for seven years now, I still have my original tenant in fact, and normally I find great satisfaction in renting to good tenants and working with the bureaucracy that comes with a government program...I had 10 properties rented section 8 at one point and have slowly prioritized standard rentals over the program and now am seeing blatant issues with their operations causing me to move away from considering their tenants.Delays in the program: We used to have 5 business day's delay for new-tenant vouchers to be reviewed and processed for inspection but have been going weeks before we hear anything.

Prioritize due diligence, including a thorough property inspection, financial analysis, and legal review.

I prioritize applicants with a high income-to-rent ratio, a good to excellent credit history, and a stable employment record.

I am prioritizing cash flow and number of units to try to mitigate some risk of all the eggs in one basket.  

maybe the answer is some sort of Hunters safety course we all took as kids before we got our first guns.. you have a investor safety program that is not a guru LOL..

The difference between a safety line and a safety net is that a safety net (your words) can break one line and still hold a fish. 

**Income Focused**: DSCR loans prioritize the income generated by a property rather than the borrower's personal income.

Prioritize your financial stability.