Note that Sec8 comes with added costs & issues due to bureaucracy and state of the HUD departments in the area.

@Stuart Udis I understand the importance of having the funds for repairs, vecancy and any issue that may happen.

Let your criteria do the filtering for you.Regarding retention and renewals, the only time I have asked people to leave is when they have had rent payment issues and/or damaged the property. 

Yes the lack of identical apples-to-apples comps has been an issue in the area for years.

Since you can’t do a formal inspection, a detailed contractor walk-through and phased renovation estimate are key.Have you considered checking city records for past permits to uncover any unaddressed issues?

As long as I have a good lending option such as a low interest LOC, it will still cashflow nicely until rates get better on other loan options.Being the overly analytical type, I just keep looking for what else could go wrong after addressing all the obvious ones that pertain to any deal.

issued guidance saying that you can use LLCs if you get approved to do so.

It can be paid off by a refinance, or a sale or cash out of pocket.The other issue is the pending divorce.

A weak team leads to guest complaints, maintenance issues, and poor reviews.

People who have service dogs (or horses, as these are the only 2 service animals) that are genuine have no issue disclosing that on the front end and can answer the 2 questions easily - is the animal necessary for a disability, and what specific tasks has the dog (or horse, if you're getting one of those) been trained to perform?