I'm going to help him with a full analysis so he will have better data to provide anyone as well.Thanks to the BP group for all your help in advance.

If you sell your properties, you will have to find something to do with an equity that will provide you the income you need to live off of and support your lifestyle.  

Make sure you use net cash flow, so you are accounting for maintenance, repairs, cap ex, vacancy, and property management; based on the numbers you provided your net cash flow is probably $2k per year.

Section 8 is not guaranteed income - only the portion provided by the state/city. 

I have seen that the 3 bedroom 3 bath duplexes provide a solid house hack option particularly if someone is willing to rent out the extra rooms in the side they live in.

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To focus on providing higher end service to my clients than a typical lightly decorated place and over communicate to establish regular stays!

Beneficial ownership reporting requires those with control over businesses or legal entities to provide identifying information. 

Real estate can also provide the additional benefit of cash flow.

While I’m not a lender, you may be able to get a debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loan with a less-than-stellar credit score, as long as you can demonstrate that the cash flow generated from the property provides a wide margin of safety for the lender.