Kickin' a guy out right now. It sucks...but I'm not HUD. 3 months late... 57YO, can't walk very well.... but he makes it to the f'n beer mart well enough.
Here's the key in rentals.....High end executive homes that you furnish tastefully with used furniture, take pets, and are completely move in ready with power and internet already on .... lease length negotiable from one month to 2 years. You can double your cashflow and if you're lucky you get paid by a corp directly. Believe it or not... taking pets is key.
Never buy rentals in the hood or on campus for that matter either... F'n PAIN. Never again.