In my experience (of about 100 SEC 8 leases right now and at least a thousand over the years), I find that most SEC 8 tenants choose their neighborhood based on where a family member lives.

My area is probably unique because there are hundreds (maybe thousands) of homes that are boarded up, but have huge potential.

Just remember $300 spent now will save you thousands later.However, to me the key is the last sentence where it means take title subject to the debt.

Many of the chemicals they use to cook meth are very toxic and in the people's republic of MA, you might be required to spend thousands of dollars to clean it up.

There are thousands of churches across the country, and a few that call themselves churches but aren't, like Northboro.

Biggest down side is that the majority of condo owners hate renters and rightly so since they have invested their money in a home and some one has come in and treated the building as a renters apartment complex.As a investor expect to have issues with the HOA regarding your tenants disrespecting the HOA rules and anticipate fee hikes and special assessments that can go into the thousands.

Usually, somebody like a home inspector buys one for several thousand dollars, and then pays for it a little at a time by using it on many inspections. 

Recently however, investments in industrial parks have opened up thousands of jobs that attract people from the neighboring counties and  prices are growing by the month.

When looking at damaged foundations we will always bring in a foundation specialist for a consult, that event alone has saved us 10's of thousands.

Cost me thousands.