Investors should fully understand that Section 8 is not a cure-all for Class C & D tenant challenges, it's just trading one set of problems for another.We see too many investors not doing enough research to fully understand all this and making naïve investing decisions.

I have done a lot of research in preparation for my first real estate purchase but I haven’t heard any mention of banking services that stand out.

It’s heartbreaking.Connecting the DotsMy research led me to RealPage, a tech company at the center of this controversy.

If you have barely spent time researching and running #'s you should not buy anything.  

Ken, you're gold!

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Quote from @Rhett Tullis: Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.I actually have heard of this in my research, that tornado alley is (slowly) shifting away from the Great Plains and into more of the Midwest—although I haven’t seen the underlying data to verify this myself. 

I am very interested in real estate investing and flipping (I have a decent amount of construction experience) I was wondering what some good resources are to look at when evaluating a property, especially in the Dayton / Cincinnati area. thank you very much, I would love to connect with them after I do some more research on markets! 

Then you can consider researching and finding something that meets your needs better.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.