Add in property manager, repairs/maintenance, CapEx, vacancy etc and you will be deep in the red.

Though fee schedules vary by company, generally speaking, you'll pay more up front for checkbook control and less over time, since the full custodial companies will have transaction fees not to mention the red tape of going through the custodian for all transactions. 

You can't purchase the software stand-alone (red flag for someone with some experience).

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However, when you look at the Affordable Housing website, only 4 out of 32 available properties that accepts voucher are listed by $1,550 or more.Is that maybe a red flag that there's no demand for Section 8 in Cleveland? 

Or would this raise red flags for conflict of interest? 

It’s true that you should be more diligent with vetting tenants - cash flow is great, but a destructive tenant can burn through it pretty easily and put you in the red.

Watch out for fine print that requires an additional fee at closing - this is a huge red flag and how most flat fee companies make money.

I can say while an eviction on a tenant’s record is a red flag, it doesn’t always mean they should be automatically disqualified.

The fact that you can't get ahold of a landlord is a red flag.