My knowledge of the market is very limited to non existent to be honest. 

Knowing where the owner is coming from allows me to pivot when needed or understand their true number and what financing options exist with them. 

Also, the regulations need to be finalized soon but the shutdown is not helping :)

You you just missed the back to school summer rental season. since you live in a good suburb with good schools, that's going to be your best bet for renting out your existing home.

The benefits of commercial loans are that you essentially wipe the slate clean with a blanket loan for your existing portfolio and can using Fannie/Freddie for your next properties. 

If they don’t sign for whatever reason, you’re still under the existing lease obligations.

Louis elsewhere on this forum but know the market well, it's very street by street, have good boots on the ground, and this website exists because the founder lost a lot of money in cheap St.

While TX statutes say a foreclosure can take place in as little as 41 days if timed correctly, if the borrower is a consumer you will likely violate CFPB regulations. 

Just to update this , i went with a product called STM Short Term Medical , it is not a replacement for health insurance , has exclusions like maternity, pre existing etc.  

If Sec8 should exist at all is, of course, a completely separate question.