Keep your documentation tight, with leases and rent history ready, since that will make the process smoother and show lenders that your properties can carry their own weight. 

On Section 8 specifically: yes, the checks are steady, but the strategy often puts too much weight on cash flow while overlooking other parts of real estate investing like appreciation and tenant stability.

Oh...and another thing...realtors get a lot of hate and 95% deserve it, but if you are investing and get the right agent that really knows their stuff, they can be worth their weight in gold.

If you find one that actually understands the reno process, comes up with an accurate ARV (or at least realistic) and sends you a targeted list rather than dozens of crap properties, they are worth their weight in gold. 

IE hard money, or private equity etc.I would consider risk weighted returns. 

Appraisers for DSCR products often give weight to actual rental income.4.

Each individual deal presented has full analysis, from us, on why we are designating it viable, and the viability weight vs the other options.

That $200 doesn’t change where I eat, and it’s definitely not worth the clogged toilet phone calls.”What I didn’t realize was that I was being overly conservative—borderline pessimistic—and I wasn’t giving enough weight to all the other advantages of real estate investing.BP Con changed that.

Do appraisers usually give more weight to cosmetic upgrades like kitchens/baths, or do they mainly look for big-ticket stuff like roof/heating?

Invest out of state where you can actually have control over your property and not live under the crushing weight of red tape.