I heard an interview done on them and they had some excellent ideas on how to pitch rental arbitrage to a landlord and how it can benefit them and their property.

All of that's great, but at your age, the biggest benefit more than any specific strategy is simply ... time.

You cannot use "short term rental income" to qualify on the subject property BUT you can use 75% of the appraiser's rent valuation on the 1007 market rent schedule.

Would really like any insights you all may have on the potential (if you have worked in them) in these markets and if you feel there is opportunity in all 4 stages of our strategy in that city. 

Before proceeding you should become familiar with commercial real estate.A Quad is valued the same way as single family, using the comparative market analysis approach. 

So I looked at some local markets like Sacramento where I'm from and familiar with the neighborhoods but the cashflow would be so negative that I'd be paying out of pocket every month.Now I'm more inclined to buy a single family in KC as it seems the rates won't drop anytime soon so would like to get in the investment game sooner than later and hope for a rate drop in few years to refinance.I have been looking on Zillow, and recently connected to an agent to run numbers and seems I could make about $100-$300 after mortgage payment and insurance.

You will gain so much knowledge from the experts in your market and also may find someone who is in the same boat of you.

Would sec 8 decrease the rent to the calculated fair market value of rent or at worst case scenario remain the same and sec 8 decline the increase?

I'm particularly passionate about cultivating an extremely tenant-satisfaction-focused mission in order to distinguish myself in the rental market. 

How will you market the property?