In fact, we ended up paying a bookkeeper $450/month plus the $90 subscription to QB online to manage our relatively small portfolio.

Get what you pay for our houses sleep 13 each and our linen and clean fee is $415.

You have to find a great deal , in a good area , find a great contractor  who can get things done fast and priced right  ,  you have to then find a great tenant who will pay the rent .  

This person failed to pay the taxes for 2023, so I bought the tax lien.   

He told me I qualified for a discount based on expected income and that while the policy was about $350/month with my discount I only pay about $99/month.

Thank you, I've previously requested a copy of the new Rules & Regs, and now have also submitted the request stating I need them even if I need to order and pay for a whole resale disclosure package, although that shouldn't be required for a long-term owner who just wants the Rules & Regs 

That means you are paying money to have someone rent your investment property unless you can rent for another $1000.00.My first question would be what is your equity position on the home?

Asking for the plus and minus of these 2 options.Option 1: Save cash and pay off mortgage.

Section 8 pays "market rents" that are UP TO the amounts as posted on their sites as set for each county / zipcode by HUD.

Normally the tenant will initiate their payment, it will take 3 or so days for the payment to withdraw and another 3 or so to deposit into our account.