Personally I like the Section 8 program when the property is located in a super poor area with a ton of blight and crime.

This may be because (1) until recently interest rates were trending lower so if the lender is getting a higher rate on subject note than he can obtain on new note there’s no monetary incentive to call the note (2) in the past technology did not exist to identify the property transfers (ten years ago county recording docs were not online) and (3) the lenders rather collect payments than own property.  

I also looked at hundreds of deals online and visited over a dozen properties before I landed on this 8 unit.

not sure how sec 8 works exactly in cleveland but in areas I owned sec 8 leases could only be written for a year.. also its only guaranteed if the home pass's inspection and the tenant stays on the program etc etc.. if you have a GOOD sec 8 tenant then yes its very predictable.

It’s online only but purpose built for business owners and they have automation for those applying the Profit First cash management system.

Often pretty quickly....see something online at 1pm and I'm meeting you there at 2pm to see if we can lock it up before someone else did. 

In addition, I would give the tenant information about the local place that handles rental assistance programs.

BP has done such a great job of promoting SFR investing to the masses, that those masses have pushed up real estate prices to where it's now DIFFICULT to cashflow right away.Keep going, but understand you won't get rich in real estate overnight - it's a long-term wealth building strategy.For the short-term, recommend joining a few in-person investor meetings if possible, otherwise online ones.

JohnFirst look at your states licensing laws, they can easily be found online.

I've bought a ton of homes pre-foreclosure and at auction, happy to be a resource on that stuff, plus we just launched Bid Pirate, which is the one place online for NH, where you can see all the upcoming foreclosure auctions in one spot - you can learn a lot from the regulars at the auctions........ get after it, sister!