@Antonio Daniels 1-there are no different standards for screening...what you will find is that they will likely not meet your earning requirements (like 3x rent)...so you have to make exceptions...they also have very colorful backgrounds for the most part...after screening hundreds of section 8 tenants, definite patterns will appear...if you have a credit score requirement, odds are they will not meet there either (but there are fantastic voucher tenants out there as well...I've rented to nurses and other professionals with a voucher do to having a disabled child that needs a lot of services)...the one thing to be aware of is not treating them differently because they have voucher...2-The inspection depends on local authority, but the standards are the same...this is a federal program...so Housing Quality Standards (HQS) is the guiding document...how an inspector interprets that is another story...https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfil...3-Usually you will only have recertification annually, or possibly at an income change or a request or complaint...4-100%, it's one of the best sources of long-term steady income out there...I'll take a section 8 tenant over a white collar A-class tenant any day...plus you are helping to house the most vulnerable and underserved population out there.The bad things you hear about section 8 are from folks that do not understand the system and how it works, or want to be slumlords and not take care of their properties...or are ill prepared to deal with people in general.

If you feel comfortable with 6 months that is your decision.

As you speak with potential sellers you will learn and get more comfortable with the process.Step 1 is to get started!

It will depend on what you feel most comfortable with.

If you're in a comfortable situation with a low rental rate, I'd hold tight and save your money for Portland.Are you handy?

I would suggest the turnkey option for you starting out, and when you get comfortable and know the area maybe switch to the BRRRR strategy.  

Depends on your comfort with investing across large geographic areas and marketing budget/strategy. 

I am still a rookie looking for my first deal, with hopes I can bring comfortability for other potential investments.

I feel comfortable with running and managing an entire project. 

I invest in helping and partnering with people that have the drive to become successful.There are very few parts of the country where there aren't phenomenal opportunities -- The only place I've refused so far is the Salton Sea area because it's like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.For example, I'm partnering with a guy I met here on BiggerPockets just four weeks ago that's in a little town in South Carolina that I've never heard of.He was convinced that this little town had no possibilities but I just jumped on Google Maps and started looking around to see what this little town had to offer.That's when I saw an equine therapy ranch that helps people deal with emotional and psychiatric problems like child abuse, PTSD, etc.