HUD's been out of the business of funding landlords with money for decades. that's one of the areas where the training comes in: influencing landlords and aspiring 'vendors' to learn how to form the state, county, city, community, private & corporate/institutional partnerships that lead to a HUD Sec. 8 grant award becoming available as a "program". if you for instance want to charge elderly tenants $ 2,400 a month for a two bedroom dwelling you can propose that criteria within your Sec. 8 grant proposal as a 'program' vendor. a lot of military veterans that are mildly disabled have allowances for that target range of rent with a live-in home care attendant, or home health aid assistant. most well known regional markets have 5+ year Sec. 8 waiting lists of very desirable tenants that you can cherry pick to your heart's content, featuring all manor of financial circumstance. they range from homeless to affluent with interim insolvency due to quite practical reasons. divorce is a very prominent scenario. a growing wave of real estate heirs are among those Sec. 8 waiting lists in more and more strategic regions. you may find that interacting with more recently credentialed occupancy certification specialists can better acquaint you with the actual yield(s) that would be available from the wide unrelated contributors to a potential Sec. 8, or locally subsidized program military bases also circulate routine information on what certain types of housing is worth to their ongoing efforts for key time intervals. their veteran G.

There are fix-and-flip opportunities here also, but I think this requires some knowledge about what's going on here to be strategized properly.

Example - 350k fourplex purchase - 155k entitlement = 195k difference X 25% = $48,750 down payment from veteran needed + closing costs/prepaids/etc to close.Eventually you'll run out of entitlement so you'll have to strategically plan your acquisition cost  values with your exit values when you plan to leave the property so that you can refinance your VA loans into FHA or conventional to "free up," your entitlement to 100% of the county limit once again.Proper mortgage planning will be critical.Hope that helps.

Realtors in the Bay Area are strategically pricing properties below market to create a competitive bidding environment. 

Yes, they are multiply buildings, but they are strategically and closely located so that I can manage easier.

One for the record books...buying in the path of future development and in strategic locations can add value...

A million helps buy non income producing properties bought for strategic reasons.

We're in no rush and want to ensure we're strategic about allocating investment dollars.

As a part of a strategic retention plan, I would yes. 60 to 90 days prior to the expiration of their lease offer them renewal gifts that will make them feel appreciated AND will increase the appeal of your rental property.

We managed for American Homes for several years from the ground up; we help strategize on where to buy, rent comps, sakes comps, renovated them , then managed them.