You can get a film for the window that would reduce the noise a bit.  

So we rewarded them with two upgrades they wished for- a ceiling fan in their bedroom, and we hooked up the ice maker in their fridge.

Then you make rent $1000/mo and credit $150/mo towards purchase price.

Get a label maker and print out your addresses.

I have been reading a lot about of posts lately where people are saying they get payments from their tenants online rather than having them mail a check.Obviously that sounds ideal but how do you set it up? Are there ...

Some people might be able to make Real Estate Investing a get-rich-quick scheme. 

You can have higher standards, you also have market influences to deal with and your standards must be consistent and fair.There are really good Sec 8 and PHA tenants, not all are down and out trouble makers, that is where your experience and knowledge come into play, nothing says you must accept a Sec 8 tenant, it says they get the same chance to lease as everyone else....and that is if your property meets requirements too.

Try to make really, really sure you screen your Tenants (especially your very first Tenants because there is no second chance for a good, profitable first impression in a new business).

I'd like to see us develop a list of good questions that we could use to weed out trouble makers, yet still help us maintain a vibrant community of diversity.

Second, what is your personality type: methodical, impatient, micro/macro thinker, deal maker, hands on/off, Rogue Captan?