All Forum Posts by: Patti Robertson

I use the exact same criteria for a voucher holder as a non-voucher holder except for income.  I require they have at least one times the rent in income vs the three times I require of non-voucher holders.  

I just had a HA approve a $300 rent increase for one of our units.  Submit it!

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We advertise on the official military housing website homes.mil.  It is a bit of a pain to go through the approval process to become an allowed advertisor, so it may not be worth it for a single unit owner.  

She wants to know what the others rent for because those are her best non-SEC 8 rented comps.  Take the smaller increase for now.  Increase the other units either by raising their rent or moving them out and getting new tenants.  Next year submit a new increase.  You get top SEC 8 rents over time, with regular annual increases.  I manage 120 SEC 8 units and have been working the program for over 15 years.  I am giving you reliable advice.

In case you are not aware, Marco filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and wiped out over $5K of debt.  Here is a link to a copy of the filing that includes the creditors that were wiped out.  Marco's Bankruptcy Filing - 2008

Hi there. There are SO many posts about SEC 8 on BP. I've been working the program for 15+ years and currently manage 120ish SEC 8 leases.  To save my figers from typing, I wrote a blog on BP. Here is a link where you can check it out.  https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/9232/55313-intro-...

Are you trying to troubleshoot this and fix it yourself?  I agree with your tenant that the repair should be diagnosed by a licensed HVAC professional.

This question is best directed to a fair housing attorney.

You complete the RFTA and submit it to the case worker.  It generally takes them about 10 days to process the rent approval portion.  If they accept the rent, the case worker will send it to the inspection department for scheduling.  If they deny the rent, they will send you a letter asking if you will accept or deny the reduced amount.