My primary people have been good at referring others to me generally - like when my handyman was on vacation, he referred me another handyman when I had a need that had to be tended to within a few days5.

In the inner City those neighborhoods tend to be densely populated with residents who own their homes and when there is a vacancy the home is normally purchased and flipped by investors watching the MLS like a hawk. 

What they tend to realize after the fact though is the higher payments are now mandatory and the monthly cashflow is cut so that you're mainly relying on equity which although likely isn't always guaranteed. 

You can also structure the lease so that it comes to an end in spring/summer months when units tend to fill quicker and rents are up but I always make them more than 12 month leases. 

That's how many of the larger complexes get funding to buy and rehab buildings,, that the normal small investor can not afford.Section 8 like other government programs has difficult aspects to it to manage, the people on section 8 are like a bushel of apples, some good some rotten to the core, and when mixed together the entire bushel tends to go rotten if the rotten apples aren't tossed out of the bushel.LOTS of paperwork and inspections and the inspectors are just as complicated as the tenants sometimes.

It's a really beautiful warm color that is neutral, durable, and cheap.Wall color: Snowbound works but just know that it tends to be slightly colder.

I am educating myself as much as possible but I tend to be an analysis paralysis type of person so I want to make sure I dive in to the action as well.

Privately funded and local tend to be easier .

Keep it up.Keep the car until it hits 100k miles instead of 40k miles before you get a new one.If a man has 10 pairs of shoes in the closet, thats plenty, women 30.

Mortgages tend to be $100k-$1m+ once you factor in the initial loan plus interest and also they are much longer commitments.