Becoming a landlord for veterans Housing

[Lawrence M.]

Good Evening bigger pockets,

I am a veteran that just recently heard of veterans housing, I know I would love to help a brother in arms. So I was reaching out to ask if anyone has experience as a veterans housing landlord. If so What steps did you take to get started and how tough was it to get started. I did reach out to the VA whom gave me the contact info to a representative in the area but it has been tough reaching her due to covid, any information in the right direction will be greatly appreciated.

[Laticia Braxton]

Hi Lawrence,

Firstly, thank you for your service! I don't know if there are any specific requirements relating to Veterans affairs and being a landlord, but once you have your property ready for rent, you could contact the VA and ask them for guidance on listing your property. They may even have an active list of veterans searching for rental housing. There is a popular website geared towards military personnel. I used to advertise military rental listings on that site and had a lot of luck in finding qualified renters very quickly. The one thing I learned about military people, is that they are quite precise and like to get things done quickly which I greatly appreciated! Perhaps once you have a rental listing, you could try it for yourself.

Being a landlord in general is a very broad topic that includes tons of subtopics and related questions, so if you have specific questions, please reach out and I would be more than happy to help you.

Laticia