Im not personally a short term rental Investor but these are some of the benefits that may support your pursuit of scaling more rapidly Yes this is true about the STR which is a good option 

Can someone who is expirienc with section 8 estimate what would  get ?

Chandler doesn't have much inventory in the way of 2-4-plexes as that area is a suburb of Phoenix and is almost exclusively single family residences,with apartment complexes sprinkled throughout the area.

Proactive is always better.

What if it is true that the market is 30% overpriced? 

If they just inherited there is no reason to worry about capital gains taxes or depreciation recapture. 

That is the best advice I can give you.The forums have several folks that have gotten hosed by the city trying to do a STR even though they did everything right.

I understand that every office is different but wanted to get a feel about Fayetteville's. 

I think many can be easily overcome like finding an attorney and contractors in the area, but the most interesting challenge I can think of is how to hire someone to deliver late payment notices one day a month.

How good is this?