In terms of taking on more liability, it boils down to what insurance will be less expensive and looking at what we are having to pay through the HOA (for insuring the aggregate of all units), it will likely be cheaper for owners to purchase individual HO3 policies to cover their units (as townhouses) as the carriers would not be taking on the risk of the entire $100M+ in aggregate replacement value, and the owners can take out policies for individual units with a whole range of carriers vs the HOA trying to get coverage through the secondary market.  

First, the cons of C-class, aside from section 8, C-class has more fluctuation in price, more tenant problems (vacancy expenses, evictions, etc), and local crime.

Even though they cover all the costs, you'll still have to pay for closing expenses, about 3-5% of the loan amount.These loans are better for people who know their way around real estate, not so much for first-time buyers or those new to this game.Talk to a money expert, check out different lenders before you decide, understand all the risks, and look into other options like FHA or VA loans—they might be a better fit, depending on your situation.

National STR Property Management companies are good, sometimes necessary, but also prohibitively expensive.

So an ideal would be to get something for $250-300K put 50-75K in rehab and get a house thats 350-500K.Thank youHey Daniel, totally can relate with you being from an expensive real estate market - I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

My thoughts are 1) I will have a fixed rate and not worry about it changing every 5 years thus helping me control my expenses a little better (of course aiming to secure a good rate whenever the rates hopefully come down), and 2) it will be amortized over 30 years and if I get a good rate, then my cash flow should increase by a decent amount. 

Owner is saying expenses are about $10,000 per year.

I think with 8 units you have more income cushion if you have a vacancy or an expense like an HVAC issue.

Im too far away to deal with this and its getting expensive. 

Hey Jay, I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.