I would buy a house that needs some TLC with a 203k streamline at 3.5% down.

The amount of red tape and hoops Sec. 8 often makes you jump through to house these tenants seems really counter-productive to solving the affordable housing crisis that they seem to be pretty in tune with.With interest rates still as low as they are and the amount of people that are still moving into the bigger metro areas on a daily basis coupled with the sheer amount of investors in these regions descending in immediately on anything even resembling 'affordable', renovating, and reselling for top dollar - it's hard to imagine the availability of affordably priced rentals increasing any time real soon.Again, RHA could help itself (and the people they are supposed to be charged with helping) by reassessing and increasing rental rates, as well as reducing or streamlining the arcane bureaucratic processes that discourage landlords from wanting to rent to S8's.Once the market finally cools and the banks are flooded with what I'd bet will likely be massive amounts of short sales, and properties can be bought again on the downswing then I think we'll start to see a noticeable increase in the availability of affordable rentals.

Maybe raising some revenue by streamlining the tax code and closing loopholes while keep rates as low as possible.

I want to simplify and streamline our processes so we can move through these quickly and flawlessly (barring extenuating circumstances). 

Preferably minimal work needed maybe just some updates or streamlining on the business side.

Streamlined or standard?

My friends say buy crypto that it is the best investment right now, I personally don't understand it but they are making more there than in their real estate businesses. 

Reputable lender who is easy to work with on front-end & also on an ongoing basis during servicing - no bait & switch soft quote then change terms, no loan to own type outfits/predatory loan docs, streamlined annual reporting, etc. 2. low long term rate (preferably 30 yr locked fully amortizing), 3. ability to harvest some built-up equity w/cash out (not necessarily max this out would run numbers on various scenarios), 4. then several other secondary-level type terms to consider in overall picture: competitive upfront fees/closing costs, pre-payment penalty length/terms, recourse/non-recourse, assumable/not assumable, max LTV, desktop vs full appraisals, etc. 

The platting and subdivision process is somewhat expensive, but I if can have a seller sell it to me and I use the Texas VLB I can get an exemption on the platting process and streamline the process, I could cut out the red tape.

Typically the other party does not care and likes the fact I am representing myself to streamline communication.