Section 8 Question - What constitutes a bedroom?

[Christopher McGuire]

I'm kinda under a time crunch here so any thoughts would be appreciated. The bank has accepted my offer of $18,000 on a house that is in a rough part of town. After repairs, I will be "all in" for about $23,000.

The problem is one of the bedrooms. It was advertised as a four bedroom house but one of them is an enclosed garage with a door leading out. The section 8 rent I will receive in the area for a four bedroom is about $700 per month but drops to $550 per month if they don't see that as a four bedroom.

I've searched and can't find anything that says what their guidelines are for calling it a bedroom. Any ideas?

Thanks.