I hope to get into my first deal by year’s end. 

If you get 2 room-mates you can break even. 

I get very little turnover and when I do, turning a room is far quicker than an apartment.

If you don't fall within that category you either get caught up dealing with the BS minutia of the business or are reliant on outside PM's that eat away any margin because there is significantly more time that goes into operating Section 8 rentals and don't let the "guaranteed rent" make you think otherwise.  

@Chris Seveney  WOW did you get the whole overage, or just your payoff?   

Customer service is super easy to get in contact with.

The closer you get to Palm Beach County, the better.      

Books and podcasts are full of survivorship bias, since we don’t hear about the folks who, with hard work, effort, and grit, failed and left, only the survivors get to tell their story.

Get 100 hours of participation to become a real estate professional.

You would probably have better luck getting a construction loan to build something on the land, and creating some equity that way.