It's often a delicate balance between comfort and profitability when it comes to owner-occupied properties.Renting out rooms, as you're considering, is indeed on the more profitable end, especially if you manage to secure a 3-4 bedroom property.

That's why I am building a hybrid hotel/apartment community with automated entry, exit, and communication, on site amenities (pool, gym, laundry, outdoor courtyard with kitchen), located in the shopping and restaurant areas, and adjacant to major transportation corridors. 

If the properties are for sale, they have a price.Regarding buying rental with S8 tenants in place, you need to verify the following so you don't get scammed:1) Rent amount2) S8 / Tenant split of rent payments3) What utilities tenant is responsible per HAP contract4) Any security deposit (which is for damages, NOT unpaid rent).

Your time is better spent now trying to figure out how to be exceptional enough in your craft (or move to correct location, or get a new job and renegotiate) to be able to get higher income.

Have a witness with you (non relative).You can use a Skip Trace Agent (aka Collection Agency) to locate your "asset" (tenant).

Please consider factors like price, location, product variety, customer service, and brand loyalty.

There are habitability standards specific to each location that you as the landlord would be responsible for. 

We were fortunate to save enough to buy a new primary home this summer and upgrade (850k - better schools, neighborhood, location, etc.) and are now renting our first home for 3k a month to a young family with kids (roughly +$500 cash flow/mo).

@Cory RayI don't think the location of the CPA matters provided that they have a solid background in Real Estate and software/tools to support you remotely.There are 20+ real estate CPAs commenting in this forum.

The insurance company denied the claim citing negligence - ie. temp of the house inside and outside was the same, no form of general maintenance was done to secure the home for winter.Now we have a bill of close to $100k and they are refusing to foot the bill.