@Victoria Spagnolo I only do seller financing and I take a very simple approach.

Most markets currently have negative cash flow especially on single family homes but if the existing loan is older than a few years old it likely has rates below market rates.  

.: Would have bought one higher quality asset (Class A or B) in Indianapolis metro area and not two Class C homes "cash flow on paper" which in reality I'm negative most months (sold one home to cut my losses) - constant repairs called in by tenant.

I know too many people, especially those in college, who don't have that, or have negatives to their name, mainly.House hacking is certainly one option.Another option is to network--BP, looking for local REI groups, meetup, possibly local groups of FB/LI--with various other investors.Another good options it to network with General Contractors and builders.

Well, the husband made 90% of the income of the household, but the custody situation and negative impact by a divorce are just an unknown.

Since the time to sell actually decreased (see chart below) and the inventory (months of supply) remained stable, my guess is that all the negative news and global uncertainty pushed some sellers to cut prices.I also looked into distressed single-family home sales, and there’s no sign of trouble.

I’d love to hear your experiences—positive or negative—and learn what worked well (or didn’t). 

The reality is a property worth $375 that can rent for $2100 max is always going to be a poor rental.Using 50% expenses (50% rule)2100 (rent) - $1050 (expenses other than mortgage) - $2047 = negative $997You can see even at a 40% expense ratio, this would be negative)   Even at 30% expense ratio this is negative.  

With that, you'll get a negative K-1 that will offset a lot of your gains. 

Verifying last 2-years of rental history and income/employment extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Tenant Default: 20-30% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class D rents meet program requirements, often challenges to pass Section 8 inspection.Vacancies: 20%+, depending on market conditions and tenant screening.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciation.Where did we get our FICO credit score information from?