I used to work as a Property Manager, and to be honest, I personally would not lease any of our investment properties to DoH. Only because I have seen first hand what can happen. Of course, this is generalising DoH a lot, and I know there are some lovely tenants that rent through them. But as a whole, nope, wouldn't do it. You don't know who you're rent to. Whereas, with bro's friend, or any other tenant for that matter, the RE can do the proper checks on them, and you know (to a certain degree) who you are renting to. And if there are any problems with vacating, rent, etc, the RE deals with the tenants. Dealing with a Govt agency regarding this is a nightmare.