Your best course of action is going to be to really see what you can do to get your credit score up as quickly and as much as possible - you will likely be able to find options right now - but your terms are going to be much much better if you can get that credit score even up like 30-40 points

But you're already calling it "guaranteed rent" which tells me you don't.Section 8 rent is NOT guaranteed.

What I also recommend is also factoring in soft expenses that you are budgeting for but have not yet spent.

Tricky, to get people to move in, it would need to be accessible to transportation, town...but the city has not accepted them so much legally as a living space.  

Personally, I am avoiding those markets for now just for a sustainability and environmental outlook, but I would overestimate for insurance premiums, almost 2x what you think just so you have a buffer.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

It seems you are not local to ATL, @Sanjeev Advani but I just saw the former CVS drugstore at the corner of Alpharetta Hwy9 in Alpharetta turned into a showroom for high-end golf carts.

I tried to estimate what a GC might cost in my calculations, but I have an uncle who does roofing and cousins with window installation and landscaping businesses, so I believe I can save some significant costs through their help and guidance. 

This is true in Ohio as to residential owner occupied but not commercial.

Neither of us are agents, but it would certainly be doable to get a license.My question: what kind of fee structure would you be willing to pay to an MTR property manager, or if you are already an MTR property manager, what fees do you charge?