Your best bet would be to get an FHA loan.

I know you mentioned appreciation is not likely any time soon, but what are the odds of it appreciating in the distance future?

I bet it is worth more than 0.  

Even FC bank might give you favorable odds.

I did get a copy of the 90-day notice that they sent to the renter a month ago but after speaking with the renter, it seems like the owner did not notify SEC 8 with the same notice.At this point, after all the advice you guys have given, I feel like the best bet might be to get both the renter and section 8 to honor the original 90 day notice and forego trying to collect the remaining 2 months' of rent. 

I tend to agree that my best bet is to find something off market and I'm working on building up a network that will help me get eyes on some of those deals. 

ie. if you DON'T know what's owed, you'll be largely wasting your time anyway, and your odds of success won't be ANY better than those blanket campaigns you seem bent on avoiding!

Live and do something based on the present mostly with a little bit on the future of what you hope.Do not bet on anything about the future beyond what you have learned from others like the Chamber of Commerce locally about developments that has been City approved but has not happened yet.  

She specializes in kitchen and bath so I know she knows cabinet installers but I bet she knows others as well.

Hi my name is jeremySo recently ive stumbled across bigger pockets and am trying to learn how to get started in the real estate investing world Its always been a passion and dream to do this even as a kid but i didnt think it was possible without large amounts of capital i see now that there are other ways tho i am not fully aware and understanding themSo let me start with an introduction hi im jeremy, im a plumbers apprentice and actively saving , currently i live at home after moving back when the whole rent and live with roommates thing didnt work and i felt like i was not getting anywhere paying rent vs paying payments on a loan , ive got a few thousand right now and am in a odd spot as i dont know if i should stop putting money away for a loan payment and buy a car ( i lost mine due to black ice and insurance didnt cover) i dont necessarily need it to work but i think it will be needed to look at potential properties when im getting ready to pull that triggerAnyways my plan when i first started my job was to just get fully licensed in plumbing and once i have it i would be knowledgeable enough to do most if not all plumbing repairs in any property thinking it would be saving me thousands of dollars when/if i needed to do any type of repair to the unit or its water/heating systems vs paying for it, granted as i get more and more property ill doubt ill still be interested in doing it but i figured its a good stable job to start with and i could always fall back on if needed.