@Sunghee Shin we handle over 100 S8 rentals in Metro Detroit area.The main problems with S8:1) Tenants not paying their portion of rent and utilities2) Tenants damaging the homeBoth can be decently mitigated by properly screening S8 applicants.

Sometimes it will go down and sometimes it goes up but in either case, the Tenants are expected to pay their portion of the expenses for the property.

The rest of my email threads that started more than a month ago and were still active yesterday show only the portion that is more than a month old…Is this a site wide problem that’s being worked on or a Bill specific problem that can or cannot be fixed?

This would be both a risk mitigation strategy as well as a bite size learning opportunity as I intent to manage close to all aspects of these for at least the short term (want to be an expert in the day-to-day operations before hiring this work out). 

Market OverviewThe Los Angeles warehouse/distribution market is comprised of 476.3 million square feet in eight geographic concentrations ranging in size from the 128.0 million square foot Mid-Cities submarket to the San Fernando Valley West submarket, which accounts for 6.6 million square feet.

This can help offset your mortgage and other expenses.Single-Family Home: If you choose a single-family home, you may have the option to rent out rooms or a separate unit if there's space, but the income potential might be lower compared to a duplex.Affordability:Duplex: Financing a duplex might be more challenging, but the rental income can assist with affordability.Single-Family Home: Single-family homes might be more accessible for first-time buyers, but you won't have rental income to offset expenses unless you choose to rent out a portion of the property.Property Management:Duplex: Managing a duplex involves dealing with multiple tenants and units, which can be more time-consuming than managing a single-family home.Single-Family Home: Managing a single-family home is typically simpler since there's only one tenant.Privacy:Duplex: Living in a duplex means you'll share a building with tenants, which could impact your privacy.Single-Family Home: Offers more privacy as you won't be sharing the property with renters.Market Conditions:Duplex: In some markets, duplexes may offer better appreciation potential and cash flow due to the rental income.Single-Family Home: Depending on the location, single-family homes may have better long-term appreciation potential.Long-Term Plans:Duplex: If your goal is to accumulate rental properties, starting with a duplex can be a good way to get into real estate investing.Single-Family Home: If you prioritize a more traditional living arrangement and don't want to manage rental units, a single-family home might be a better fit.

If you don't, you lose out on a lot of income and there's a risk that Vrbo and Airbnb might drop you in their algorithms.When I built my cabins, I placed them on the right hand side of the lot so that I would have room to build a small pool house someday (about the size of a two car garage).

It depends on the size of each unit. 

So long as each LLC does not own more than two residential dwelling properties, or more than four dwelling units total, the LLC may require two month’s rent as security deposit.Although elsewhere I have expressed the opinion that placing each rental unit into its own LLC is maybe not necessary for limiting liability, if an investor is subject to the new security deposit limitations, the idea of limiting the number of dwelling units in any LLC to four rental units, now has an added benefit of allowing the LLC to require higher security deposits.Below is the pertinent portion of the statute:(4) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a landlord may not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to two months’ rent, in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy if the landlord meets both of the following requirements:(i) The landlord is a natural person or a limited liability company in which all members are natural persons.

You can only have 1 FHA loan in your name at a time but you could buy another property after 1-2 years with a conventional 5% down loan and househack that as well and you can use a portion of the rental income to help you qualify for the payment.