Just like regular tenants, try to avoid S8 tenants who can barely afford your place.

Can you afford to pay someone $40k per year to manage part of the business?

It's going to be more about your confidence in the market that you can afford than anything else, so the primary thing is to look up a few areas you might be able to afford and then look for someone local that can hop on a call to give you an idea about what investing there is like. 

This plays into the affordability issues for tenants by allowing them to live in nicer neighborhoods for less money, yet I get monthly revenue comparable to short-term rentals.I have also shifted my focus to buying better.

With rates high, I don't see much changing in the market as buyers struggle to afford a mortgage. 

He ended up taking my underwriting/origination escrowed money and strung me along for six months, frustrating me, the realtor, the seller, and making my negotiation potential crumble.

Financially, I’m not in a position where I need to rent it out immediately—I can afford to wait a bit if needed.This is my first time as a landlord, and I was lucky with my first tenant, who was fantastic.

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His payment jumped up to an amount he couldn’t afford, so he stopped paying.

If ADU garage conversion is permitted I would say heck yes - especially if you can afford it and you don't use that space.