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Quote from @Emory Clayton: From what I can tell, and my personal experience, you will have to lower standards so the Section 8 applicants can qualify.I'm not a fan of Section 8 because they tend to be far more problematic than tenants that pay their own bills.

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

Enjoy that music--this is definitely a moment when agents who can say no, and drive action--will see some serious benefit. 

You can find a map online to confirm if you wish. 

Also, the sooner you can plug in actual numbers rather than projected, the sooner you can determine whether specific deals work or not.

In the Bay Area, most HOAs actively restrict less-than 30 days rentals in CC&Rs, and can have % rental caps on units which may make MTRs difficult. 

And that can go by ITIN

Determine how much money would be needed to handle each risk, and determine if you have sufficient liquidity / cash flow to ensure you can “stay in the game”.This is of course in addition to all normal “due diligence”, financial forecasting, etc. 

Also understanding how things are put together, how siding works, gutters, etc (basically as many aspects of the home as possible)Having this knowledge will also help you from getting burned by contractors telling you things just so they can save time and money and deliver a crappy service.