Also an investor myself, id love to talk to you more about the DFW market and what strategies have worked for me over the years!

@Keegan Darby  To truly compare private lending to holding you'll want to pin down your ROI a bit more.

I would talk to the tenant immediately.

Since you're new to real estate (according to the title), you really don't have anything to base it on other than your own personal experiences staying elsewhere.

I'm exploring the idea of renting out property to Section 8 tenants in St.

Be interesting to see the inner workings of the deal and how it was underwritten.The big question in life, not to be or not to be, not nature vs nurture, no, what is the difference between a HML and a PML? 

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

I love the story of your artist friend, honestly it never came to mind to incorporate the two together for a marketing hook!

If there aren't issues with this and it wouldn't be too much extra work, I'm really just looking for an additional tool to incentivize our borrowers/purchasers to keep paying timely each month. 

Managing real estate, and doing it well, is an entirely different story.I would keep your eyes open for a book that teaches you how to manage well.