However, government officials, pandering to populist sentiment, hold landlords to standards and responsibilities far more restrictive than any other business.  

We generally advise our clients to go ahead and pay the recapture rates if death is the alternative.The good news about recapture - the deductions are a deferred tax liability to you, and an interest free loan from the government.

However, some investors see potential in these markets because of low entry costs, steady military demand for housing, and decent cash flow from rentals, especially if the area has stable, government-backed tenants like service members.

Wow, this seems like government over stepping.......good luck Shane!

Only thing that popped up for me and it might not ever again is that when Trump shut down the government a while ago it included HUD and I was getting nervous that payments would be delayed. 

A valid government-issued ID is what I require.

Buys credibility for the loan. 

Rank #1 with a credible website and all your leads that are crazy motivated will come chase you, find you, beg you to please give them attention and make them an offer.And No, not like the we buy ugly houses websites.

With government backed rentals, we are assured not to have our payments disrupted by shutdowns, offsetting any loses during that time.

This aligns with the other responses in the thread, as passive activity losses (PAL) rules govern how these losses are applied across your rental portfolio.