We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.

If we had just paid her the others could have challenged.

Challenges?

It's not that challenging to get above a 10% return in real estate with all of the profit levers (cash flow, appreciation, mortgage paydown, tax benefits, leverage)?

Holding LTR in san diego on a new purchase is challenging not to be large negative at high LTV.  

And you have to challenge their asking price. 

That experience taught me to always overestimate CapEx and vacancy buffers... it’s much easier to sleep at night when you’ve got those cushions in place.From what I’ve read in Bloomberg, these challenges aren’t unique, especially with rising rates.

Such melodramatics, as the guy's not going to die from exposure unless he's a mental case or a bum, both of which there are avenues for help.

Challenges?

Challenges?