Try to avoid mixing your primary residence up in your projects, I've seen it turn ugly, Fast.

I have had mixed success on the appeals. 

With no entry barriers, it probably has greater mix of bad apple than some other, tightly regulated professions.

It's not "our" conversation and I personally love your insights, whether I agree with them or not.You know I think you've created your own mix of lifestyle/investment purchase.

Whichever way you go, do your own taxes or get a CPA, make sure you have a good bookkeeping system for each rental and I'd recommend getting a business checking account - when I had my rental income and expenses mixed in with my personal account, it took a long time to sort through which was personal and business (rentals) with pages of bank statements. 

I have a short and sweet chat with both the husband and wife.

It is my opinion that renters and (Landlord owned) ice makers do not mix- unless you want to pay for a lot of repairs.

These two have become very popular over the last few years, and you'll get mixed reviews from all sides. 

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.

Jamie  Sweet JamieI would like to connect and hear more about your story and see how I can help you.