Yes you can get higher rents with section 8.It depends on the applicant and sometimes they don't qualify for the max HUD rent.I have 4 section 8 properties and it has been good to me.

Depending on his “abilities,” you can get his forwarding address by following the law that actually applies to both parties here:ORC Section 5321.16 (B) “… The tenant shall provide the landlord in writing with a forwarding address or new address to which the written notice and amount due from the landlord may be sent.

This all depends on the property and the available business funds.  

This knowledge is essential Assuming you source a good deal (with multiple potential exit strategies), I would then bring in a capital partner to fund the down payment or Property acquisition…and get some sort of sweat equity (depending on your experience and value brought to table) and then invest the $10,000 you do have into the deal itself to add your stake, add some skin to the game and align your interest with your capital partner.

Which is the best depends on your goals and how you want to design your deals.

With these items, we may be better to help, also like someone else said a house hack at 95% LTV might be tough depending on rents/PP. 

Will really depend on the are you're in .

HELOC on an investment property is good, Depending on your situation.

Additionally, this structure eliminates the need for active management, as the real estate assets within the DST are managed by the sponsoring entity.As an investor your level of activity would include collecting monthly distributions, receive quarterly reports on investment, file taxes annually and exchange DST year 7-10 years (sometimes shorter depending on the market).

Depending on your desired investment return and path, you can then structure your deal.