I would be shocked if your contract doesn't require you to make a good faith effort to obtain financing if that's one of your contingencies.

Since you found the property, shouldn't you benefit from the effort?

This is because of the risks and effort to have rentals in that market.Similarly, the markets with the best initial cash flow typically have poor historical appreciation and rent growth.

Great design is the secret sauce, as it often does not cost much money to install, but will yield the majority of your profits.

Winter definitely slows things down in many markets, especially in colder regions.A few strategies that have worked for me during the off-season include:Offering slightly reduced rent for longer lease terms (like 15 or 18 months) to avoid winter lease ends in the futureProviding flexible move-in dates or short-term leases that end in spring or summerIncluding small move-in perks like a rent credit or gift card to boost interest without reducing rent across the boardIncreasing marketing efforts and refreshing listings on listing platforms more frequently to stay visibleIt’s all about staying proactive and making your units stand out.

Make your best effort to screen tenants on the front end, while still realizing that good screening doesn't mean that a bad tenant won't slip through the cracks every now and then.

There is no secret strategy or secret markets.

Some do, some don't put the time & effort in to qualify. 

RE Investing, to be worth the effort, should produce a return far in excess of the S&P and other passive options.By paying down the loan, you are reducing your leverage.A property with 0% LTV appreciates 10%, the return from appreciation is 10%.A property with 80% LTV appreciates 10%, the return from appreciation is 50%.Prior to my rates being far lower than the rates I can get today, I spent a certain amount of time and effort to maintain high leverage on my various RE investments.The reality is conventional home loans is some of the cheapest money anywhere.  

We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.