The paperwork, the tenant communication, the financial tracking – it was all so time-consuming and stressful.

I'm certain it will take working smart and hard yet I'm patient and determined so it should all work just fine. 

I have been told that it takes two years on the waiting list to get a Section 8 voucher.

Would you find value in a dedicated software tool that centralizes and automates due diligence tasks, track task progress with due dates, and add team collaboration features so you can see who’s doing what at a glance—all your projects, due dates, and task statuses in one place.  

He was recommended to me by a big-time investor in Kansas City that I had built a relationship with, and other local investors also vouched for him.Although the 8-unit deal didn’t end up closing, I felt confident about using that lawyer if it had gone through.

Sell home: ideally avoiding capital gains tax by living there for 2 of the last 5 years2.

Is it possible to do the above stated method through turbotax or do I HAVE TO use a CPA or other tax professional?

@Misti DelMar keep in mind that you are doing an FHA and you have to move to the house and live there for some time before being able to refinance.

Is it STR-friendly?

I respect it, a lot of people buy in markets they are interested in so they can get some utilization out of the property too.