Find you an agent with a team behind him of solid general contractors, lenders, and property managers as well as other necessary contacts that will make navigating the best neighborhoods for solid rentals that will help you achieve what your looking for (Under $180K for SFH and/or a duplex, cashflow, and $1500 - $2000 in monthly rent) Here is one extra bonus to add into the mix for your criteria..

These can sometimes offer better cash flow, especially if you’re in a family-friendly area with unique features like extra square footage, an ADU, or flexible layouts.

If you want to go the extra mile, adding something like Netflix or Disney+ is a nice bonus, especially for families or higher-end guests, but it’s not a must.Cable TV?

I.e. a property sold down the street with 1 extra bathroom and 250sf more.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

Fix it up and rehab or flip and then you can pay yourself back and have a little bit extra to push to the next one

Im at base pay since I Just started, top pay at this job is at 5 years and we make 100k base pay, there are guys easily clearing 160k due to OT and other extra money functions. we also have a lot of opportunity to move up in position, Supervisors clear 230k like nothing so right now I'm not making much but long term this is one of the best city jobs to work.

Section 8 can definitely cause extra headaches like the longer wait times to get a tenant in there, the inspections, and the incompetent CMHA office you can never get a hold of.  

And more photos taken, same photos, and extra photos of any damage.

So as investing partners it makes sense because we will both have extra cash at the same time, we partner up to cut the risk in half + we both specialize in a couple things the other does not in terms of being a rental property owner (e.g. running the books + marketing vs actually fixing things).