Section 8 Baltimore County

[Joe Dimaio]

I am currently considering the purchase of a duplex in Baltimore county. One unit is vacant and the other unit has a section 8 tenant who has been living there for six years. I am curious to get a little more information on how section 8 works in Baltimore County. I know it is subsidized by the government but other than that I don't know any of the nuances of how the program works. Thank you in advance for any information you can offer! 

[Daniel Suarez]

I have 2 section 8s in the county. They work great! Usually, the tenant pays for a portion and the government the other portion depending on the situation of the tenant. I realized that most of my section 8 tenants are not as clean as the non section 8, but maybe it's just my experience, but I get the rent always on time from section 8 as opposed to regular tenants that i always have problems with.