At this time, you might come out ahead using a hard money lender who does not charge a pre-payment penalty.

Just buy it in your name and then by time you rehab it and sell it if it’s two years then you can possibly get capital gains exemptionsNotLegal or tax advice

Would caution you about trying to be a property manager AND an agent.While they are both real estate related, it's really hard to serve these two different businesses at the same time and do it well.Also, not understanding your lease-to-own goal.

Each Housing Authority may file an Administrative Plan up to 1 time per year to modify the Section 8 HUD guidelines.

I am now paying about half of what I was a year ago, generally about 0.75% of value per year and that STR compliant hazard w/ wind insurance. 

Having access to all the calculators as many times as you like is a huge perk of the BP Pro membership!

We are exploring refinancing with our bank, however, I feel there are probably better options out there, along with rules with this type of investment, holding times, etc. that we just don't know. 

The real estate market can feel like a rollercoaster at times, especially with the current shifts we're all experiencing.

@Samuel Coronado I think a lot of it has to do with the time to develop the land and then fill the lots.

Ideally it would be mostly cosmetic and nothing serious as my free time is fairly limited with work/school.