Proper planning can also improve your negotiating position in legal disputes and potentially lead to more favorable outcomes.In addition to your asset protection strategy, implementing a well-thought-out tax strategy helps ensure you're maximizing all available deductions, utilizing the most favorable tax structures, and ultimately keeping more of your hard-earned income.

I started seeing how this could be a perfect starting point: bring value, build relationships, and earn while learning.

That’s an extra $400/mo of “net income”.  

Also at those same times, I would have said that going with a big brand turnkey marketer or in fact any turnkey marketer you just wouldn't be able to absorb the 5-10k extra bump in price that they add on top of their renovations.Long story short, I think you just gotta find your own broker, and you may have to go to more C-class type of areas these days.

One issue with section 8 is it takes an additional month to get approved and the lease signed so even with higher rent, the extra month vacancy eats up most of the higher rent. 

By definition a break even deal means the lender gets paid but the investors earn nothing.

One issue is whether it will be taxed as earned income as a business or passive income.

If you only wanted to hold the note for 10 years, you could make very large extra payments on your amortization loan.

Your goal of earning a 15% profit (~$75,000) is also realistic and healthy for a project of this scope.When you walk the property tomorrow, make the most of your limited time.

I would use my current earned income along with my VA disability and rental income from my single family rentals to qualify.Some more about me: 720 FICO, zero debt outside my primary residence and mortgages on my investment properties, and my va disability rating provides a second income.