As you can see from my numbers, this is not a quick appreciation situation although I hope that equity will build over time;3.

Then you can put the 100k in there, and its treated as putting money towards that business (working capital) and no one needs to pay tax on that movement of money alone (though there are tax implications later down the line).

You can aim for a higher price next year when things are (hopefully) more settled.

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

You can use RentSpree and the tenants pay $49 for the regular or $79 with criminal background check.

Final appraiser remembered that when comps for exact property type do not exist they can opt to value as a SFH and justify value.

We won out mainly for purchasing without a loan (yes, hard money, although strong, can still go sideways in a deal).

And he still has his own projects going where he makes 100 to 150k per house usually doing 2 to 3 a year.. so depending on what one thinks good income is can determine if one thinks that is worth it. 

You can purchase rentals with positive cashflow at around $120k-$180k.

No matter what, you need a good, trustworthy GC--if they can do the carpentry themselves even better.