He explained that back then, the options were simple: you either lived at home, got married, or lived in a house owned by someone else.

thats my two cents on it From someone who has never owned a PM company but has managed a lot of my own stuff..

I typically rehab and offer owner finance, but I am open to working with the Section 8 Rent to Own program.

We currently own and operate a wedding venue and have 5 STR doors.

Get to know the agent, be friendly and professional...if the property goes on the market and doesn't sell for a while, that agent will probably call you back.You might want to send out letters/mail campaign to find your own off market deals.  

With rentals - it's cash flow every month for as long as you own it (presuming you find a good rental that cash flows - which isn't the easiest thing in today's market.)Know that you are coming into a high market - both real estate and money are expensive right now.  

Any answers would be greatly appreciated.Hi Srini, I own quite a few rentals in the North Linden area.

Also now that the property was sold via HOA auction, they do not need to worry about SCRA since that borrower no longer owns the home.

Obviously, based on my relationship with the company, I'm not unbiased, but most people here on BiggerPockets know that I value my reputation above all, and when I agreed to join FTF as an advisor a couple years ago, it was because I was very impressed not only with their business model and underwriting guidelines, but with the CEO (Matt Rodak) and the rest of the management team.I have no requirement to invest my own money on the FTF platform; I do that simply because I like the platform, like the deals that are being funded and find the returns to be nearly as good as the private lending I do, but without all the overhead. 

If you do not have 30- 40k you are not getting anything.Find deals, flip the contract , earn , save then go on your own, Good luck