You just have to meet with the Section 8 inspector to make sure all units are in compliance with their requirements for safety and function ability.

It takes the perfect combination of costs to make 1% deals work, and they all need to be LOW.Now tell me you've got a 3-family that has been fully rehabbed to rentable condition and I'm starting to think "here is a deal where everyone can make some real money."

Direct mail works because we are going after very specific people (criteria) and PPC works because we advertise on very specific keyword combinations.

http://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/real_HBGWebVersion.pdfA real estate broker is required: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4735.02 but by definition in http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4735 you are not 'for a fee' or 'for others', performing broker functions: "Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate..."

My partners and I are growing a company that combines real estate investing and supporting a non profit foundation with the goal of reducing recidivism rates.

Kitchens are in need of substantial repair but with work, could possibly be reworked so that the room functions, but is not really up to today's granite countertop standards - should I renovate the kitchens with new cabinets and appliances?

A combination of scrubbing/lots of sealing primer/ozone machine might be the ticket. 

But, IMO the game in life is exactly the function of under promising and over delivering.

If you can master its search function you can find smaller banks in your area that have RE loans on their books.  

I'm sure if you use the search function, you can find more specifics about Scott Yancey.