I apparently don't understand, despite being educated at the post-graduate degree level,  how to ask a question via post and get a supportive, helpful answer to a landlord problem.

@Stacey Long Welcome to BP and congrats on taking the first step; educating yourself!

If fees are too low, I would suggest keeping them the same for at least one to two years, then slowly incorporate increases.If you pay cash, make sure that you have some sort of clawback ($$) for a certain amount of time if accounts leave in XXXX days.Will the owner stay a certain amount of time to help in the transition?

For local education and networking you have Delreia.com, www.wghp.net, and another group that meets at the Green Turtle in Christiana on the last Thursday of the month. 

Then spend 6months educating yourself on one topic and don't get distracted by shiny balls.

I personally find sec 8 a difficult program to incorporate within what I want to do as a landlord and am not interested in the program, you can either choose to or not to.. you can search many posts here on BP about sec 8 .

However, if it's a legitimate educational institution the odds of that happening are pretty low. 

It's more for educational purposes; that I ask. 

In the end it is just an educated guess.Go back more than 12 months until you find a couple of comps.

If not that's another great place to continue your education.