I took two business law courses in college. 

Usually the numbers don't work to build in these neighborhoods, unless government tax credits, etc.Do you see the problem with your two statements:"The turnover costs could/will be high"and"How much more damage could they do?"

Works just as well for a two family worth $1.2.

I personally had two encounters with Zach.

Thankfully for us, we are seeing a lot more accidental landlords who aren't able to sell at the price they want and want to rent for a year or two until the market turns around. 

The book on tax strategies for real estate investor by Amanda Han and Matthew Macfarland.I read these two books when I first started investing and found the information very helpful.

What I mean by this here are two very different situations:1.

I have a W-2 Job, capital saved up for a down payment (or two), and a buy box based on my affordability.

In two years I plan to pull equity from my home, rent it out, and purchase another to live in for two years..

@Andrew Slezak I'm working through the Sec8 process for the first time so take this with a grain of salt, but my understanding is they will pay the lesser of the following two prices:1) the market rent of your property, determined by comps, and2) the FMR minus any utilities you don't include.