I concur 100% that it is an underutilized resource with it numerous benefits compared to, “civilian, conventional loans.” 

In our24 years of experience, managing almost 100 S8 leases currently, the average S8 tenant has a FICO under 580, numerous collections from utility & cell phone companies, doesn't want to pay a security deposit, much less an application fee and claims they don't know how to fill out their S8 paperwork despite being in the program for several years - hint: they want YOU to do it for them.Most, not all, are eligible for government assistance due to a funeral-march of bad choices.REALITY: you are trust trading one set of problems for another.You can succeed with S8, but you need to understand the challenges and plan accordingly.

For numerous reasons, this strategy is not anywhere near as simple as it appears, and the risk of default problems can be quite high if the seller is inexperienced or unknowledgeable.    

I can tell you numerous stories of CA investors that I've met at meet ups who have lost money OOS, especially Class C. 

Our goal is to start with a few small multiunit rental properties and grow from there (thanks @Brandon Turner for the numerous resources in this realm!)

Two credit cards we're used and numerous memberships signed up for during that period of time.

I can tell you nationally average occupancy rates are approx 55%.

There are DSCR rental property loans for foreign nationals (non-U.S. citizens who don't live in the U.S) that are 25% down for a single family rental property and 30% down for a 2-4 unit property.

My family owns REI Nation, and we have an office in Southlake, TX.

I went to the U of L and have numerous properties in Southern AB.