Near outdoor activities, good food and some kind of water.

Besides real estate investing we are passionate about family, small farming, growing healthy foods, and building community.

Why can't the plaintiff's attorney merely name both the deed holder LLC and the management LLC each as defendants?

That completely destroys your demand thought process.If rates drop even lower than that, then locked-in rate holders are going to become amenable to selling.

Payroll was significantly higher, entertainment costs, food, utilities...everything was pretty much under budgeted.

The “headline” CPI (Consumer Price Index = inflation) for June declined 0.1% month-over-month, and the “core” CPI (excluding food & fuel) rose only 0.1% MoM.

S8 Challenges:1) Voucher holders not having funds for application fees or security deposits2) Tenants trashing properties, killing ROI3) Tenants not paying their portion of rent or utilities4) Tenants not cooperating with ongoing S8 requirements or inspectionsAlso, you stated in your initial post that you'd be buying turnkey rentals.

Don't have all your food on the same plate-- meaning same agent, same PM group, same contractor, same inspector.

My only contribution as possible food for thought for you is to ask whether you have the ability to move to a less expensive area and house hack there? 

My best advice would be to calculate how much you would need to spend on food and determine how that number relates to the amount of rent you are paying.