Then in the late 2010's a lot of owners got wise and started to do the bare minimum to pass section 8 standards and still request the top end of the section 8 rents.

I’ve heard great things about your meetups, although I never had the chance to make it out to one.

Learn by doing, not by paying.You can do all the right things after spending $40,000 on mentoring and not end up with any real estate.If you invest in a project.....very low chances you end up with nothing.   

You say she can barely afford your rent but now she’s paying that rent and presumably rent at another place she’s staying?  

What are the chances that someone would search this online forum, find this thread, and create an account just to make a positive comment on this thread about this company?

Gaps in rent payments or undisclosed tenant issues should have been red flags.It’s good to see the OP trying to help their client navigate this, as acting promptly is critical for any chance of recovery.

We give the tenant one chance to communicate about things like messy yards or parking on the grass.

I'd have to figure out what good cash flow is, but there's a chance I could be taken off the loan that I'm a cosigner on and it would help my DTI a lot.

Maybe I'll get the chance to try someday. 

After you expressed dissatisfaction and not wanting to move forward to give your property a chance, we refunded your technology fee in full as a gesture of goodwill, even though significant time and resources had been invested into your property’s preparation.Our 30% management fee reflected the value-added turnkey services we provided you at the time.