@Michael Biggs   Government Conspiracy theories must be working into the night on similar theories...  

Additionally I feel like because he is a government employee and specifically in the military,  he will be a good quality renter.  

If I were to establish a REIT, does that fall under FINRA, SEC, or other regulation?

@Kerry Baird We always live in flat rate government housing because we save a lot from the BAH.

@Bill Gulley, if he's not too consumed with his Arctic expedition, could provide you more guidance w/r to lending and financing regulations in the U.S.A.

It's all about doing the proper background check making sure they're qualified regardless if they're on government assistance and also checking the references to make sure they are great resident.I think the biggest stereotype about section 8 is I'm a collect all this money from the government every month and I never have to do any repairs to the property.

Government websites are  notoriously difficult to navigate, as are their web of codes that all refer to other codes, as you've probably already seen. 

I try reading the governments rules but was confusing

You're going to be dropping serious money into this thing even at 0 down and will be at the mercy of government bureaucrats, a thought that would keep me awake at night. 

This is supposed to be better regulated, but you just never know these days.