Break these things down and ask questions to help you get to the point where you can recognize a good deal when it pops up.

You need to learn to recognize the difference (or bring a coach along who can point out the difference).

Take all the experience you've gained looking at and analyzing all the too expensive deals this past year to help you recognize your great deal when you finally uncover it. 

When you went through the grc you recognize a good market to offload. 

If you're in the first-ring suburbs, Edina Realty seems to be the most prevalent outside of the nationally recognized names - Coldwell, Keller Williams, etc.

They will try to sell you whatever they can find.I think the philosophy is that if they keep throwing a bunch of "deals" at you, eventually you will like one and they can finally make some money off of you.My suggestion is that you stop thinking about buying until after you teach yourself what property values are in your area, and have at least a vague idea of what repairs cost-- or at least be able to recognize that a repair needs to be done.Real estate is a business where a lot of people will try to take your money away from you.

I just took the time to read your profile and finally realized where I recognized the name lol.But I appreciate your reaching out.

I learned a significant amount during my time house hacking including the importance of Location, Communication, Tax benefits, & Recognizing opportunity. 

So if Section 8 is only accountable to pay 50% of their rent you will still have to collect the rest from them - regardless of how much Section 8 recognizes the comparable rents, the tenant may not be able to pay the difference and only you lose - Section 8 and the tenant will likely not really care about your loss.3.

Also, CA does not recognize series LLCs so be careful when seeking advice from non-CA folks since it's sort of a state heavy on regulations and rules.