My advice is that if you are the one screening the tenant and don't mind to come and change the occasional lightbulb, then section 8 could work for you.

In my area I'm finding most duplexes rent a bit below 1% as they are overpriced, with the occasional properties priced right to rent a bit over 1% (for example, one on the market now could get $1900 gross rents and is listed at $165k with new roof, ac, pipes, windows, etc). 2/2 rent is about $900-1050/mo and most duplexes are over $200k.

There is the occasional fixer home/cabin under $200K but also a pretty rare beast.

So this occasional sale is like a safety valve for the City to clear out the problem properties.Long story short: the seller paid no liens on the property after it came out of foreclosure.

I don't want to be sent to an agents website and forgotten with the occasional market analysis.  

we usually make our best and final to start but very occasionally will make a slight upward adjustment and one memorable time got annoyed, offered less, & bought the house.

Occasionally you get lucky and an owner's contact info is on the business docs.  

i would spend less on fixersi would always charge more on rent ($2/sq ft instead of sometimes going down to $1.50)i would always use full credit and background checks (instead of entrusting the occasional personable individual!)

The other aspects of occasional contract work or things like pest control or lawn care, insurance and another 10 items it didnt mention ect are other on going costs are things to think about on an apt building over 4 units .

I occasionally sell for a storefront installation company where the owner is Chinese who's English is not all that good.