@Merritt S.I also want to go to county prosecutor to investigate but they won't move on it unless I can provide some solid evidence.

I agree that there's some solid middle ground as well. 

The quality of tenant is the variable, most people that need section 8 are good people who just haven't quite figured out how to improve their situation in life, they just want a place to live and will generally behave if they have a solid, clean, safe place to live.Make sure you check local laws and rules around section 8 so that you don't get yourself in hot water, perhaps get in touch with the existing owner/property manager and see what there experience has been with section 8 and especially the current tenants. 

On the other hand, if you have some money saved up, and solid W-2 income, buying a small rental property couldn't be easier with 25% down (which is the typically down payment requirement for a conventional loan). 

I bought a townhouse near Del Ray, Alexandria 2 years ago (pre-real estate obsession) and while the rents may never cover the mortgage, appreciation has been solid and should continue to increase thanks to a metro coming in 2021 within a 1/4 mile of my house and Amazon HQ2 about 5 minutes up the street. 

Unless the rest of the tile is solid and that's the only trouble spot, and that would take some technical knowhow to determine (AND is unlikely), the wisest long-term solution is usually to bring the tile up and start again.

We did it over the holidays so there was a solid week where nothing got done. 

Sounds like a pretty solid strategy, i’ll look into that!

The content from Bigger Pockets continues to be solid.

sounds like a solid deal!