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Jeffery Jones Section 8 properties
8 January 2025 | 11 replies
Organizational Delays: Section 8 offices are often overworked and understaffed, leading to slow processing times for new tenants, delayed rent increase approvals, and poor responsiveness.Benefits of Section 8:1.Long-Term Tenants: When you get a good tenant, they usually stay for a long time because of the tedious process required to qualify for Section 8 housing.2.Consistent Income: If Section 8 covers most or all of the rent, you typically receive reliable monthly payments, reducing the risk of non-payment (as long as there isn’t a large tenant portion).3.Lower Barrier to Entry: Because properties in these areas are often more affordable, it’s a good way for new investors to break into real estate without needing a large amount of capital.Overall, I’ve seen the good and the bad of this strategy.
Shayan Sameer Using Home Equity for Fix/Flip or rental property
6 January 2025 | 8 replies
If you use a DSCR loan you could maximize the equity you could take out while still breaking even on the mortgage + taxes + insurance.
Hellen Sut Collecting unpaid rents after eviction
4 January 2025 | 9 replies
@Hellen Sut in Michigan, once we have a money judgment, we try to garnish: wages, bank accounts and their state tax refund.
Bradley Buxton What are the scariest things about real estate investing?
5 January 2025 | 24 replies
As a general rule, I tend to vote against anything that favors rent control and will increase property taxes.
Dmitriy Fomichenko How to supercharge your Roth IRA or Roth 401k
27 December 2024 | 18 replies
Some assets can be valued significantly lower than their actual worth because of illiquidity and other factors.
Jamie Parker Multifamily Analysis out of state.
6 January 2025 | 8 replies
The technicals (migration rates, job growth, tax situation, debt cost, etc) to work as well.
Michael Plaks DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
23 December 2024 | 12 replies
How is it a tax strategy though?
Sam Robbins Advice for rental in HPR
8 January 2025 | 6 replies
In addition to other tax strategies like a cost segregation study on the fully rented out house.
John Brown Renting short term on a sub leased property: Is it much harder? (rental arbitrage)
8 January 2025 | 15 replies
Pretty much the same except you don't own it and would need consent to make changes.Also the owner gets all the tax benefits as they are the owner. 
Megan Herrington CPA Recommendation in ID
2 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Megan HerringtonBigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.