The faster you start making mistakes, that faster you will be a bad *** investor.

In couple of two weeks visits, I rehabbed it with the craigslist “proffies” for like 15K, which was not bad at the time.In retrospective, there were two things, which significantly reduced cash flow:the location- as excited first time “investor” I did not pay attention to numerous sump pumps (the house actually sinks in the swamp- not unusual in New England)the property manager- I had one great guy for the first four years (also found in craig).

Although, I am a passive RE investor with fundrise, which is not bad as of right now.

If one of the persons has a bad credit history, it may be best to leave them out, and execute a separate partnership agreement with the terms for responsibilities and how the profit will be split. 

If you are in town at some point and want to grab coffee I’ll be happy to share the good and bad about life as a full time agent.

I’m curious about any actual experiences (good or bad) anyone has had with Section 8.

Deal with bad apples quickly and fairly.

You haven't revealed anything that would alarm a seller at this point.Get a redacted set of financials to share with qualified individuals.Have an NDA ready to go.No showings or deep due diligence without an LOI and earnest.Locate COIs (centers of influence) rather than marketing to the masses. 

Hello BP ,Bad credit- pay more on car insurance, may not be qualified for a job, house, apartment or car.

It's not a bad idea.