I'll be hiring a flat-fee agency to sell my home.

@Nick Shri if your PMC started eviction process for the tenants as you asked them to, then usually S8 caseworker stops rent payments.Of course, all this should have been explained to you when you asked to get rid of the tenants.

I hired an online bookkeeper to take care of that for me.

The hopes are in a few years they'll rent for more and then you can hire a PM then if you need.Just find something as close to the 1% rule as possible (analyzed at when you move out and have it fully rented) and it should cash flow or break even.If you're running absurdly conservative numbers, then sounds like you shouldn't buy any real estate and should stick to a low risk savings plan like a CD, money market, or 401k where things are less volatile. 

How does your process work choosing students in your property?

Here's what I have so far:-What are your processing fee?

The advantage at least of this approach is that I could walk away, and although I'd lose my 5% deposit, that would likely be cheaper than being involved in a  long drawn out legal process as I continue to absorb holding costs (taxes/insurance/maintenance, etc.).

We are in the process of going under contract for a fix/flip and need to secure a good closing attorney.

While you may be able to get away with not informing the county about the change in residency status, most of the legal residence application processes in SC counties to change your assessment ratio from 6% to 4% will require you to disclose if you currently claim this status elsewhere.

If you have constant access to great deals that you have access to and he doesn't, have him front the money and you manage the process and even get in there and help the contractor with your labor.