Is she paying a property manager?

There is usually extra charges on closing to pay for that service… but it is minimal.All the best!

Your paying $180 for nothing for now.

Montgomery Metropolitan Housing has a reputation of being difficult to work with and are slow to pay at times r so I have heard.One thing to keep in mind is that even with section 8, you still get to set your criteria that tenants need to qualify for your unit. 

You live in one room, rent out the others, and pay your expenses with the income.

Paying for a Section 8 investment course is the equivalent of an aspiring cook paying for a course titled: How To Boil Water

Mainly the panel is in the basement and it would require a ton of work and paying for labor hours + repairs. 

With average rents in Charlotte hovering around $1,800 to $2,000, that means an average agent fee of just $190—if the management company even pays the showing fee.I understand that this may vary by market, but in mine, I don’t see agents being incentivized to work with renters.

We almost went with a loan that we have to pay all the cost upfront and then get reimbursed on the back end and that was just not something we were willing to do.

. - If you just personally paid for the renovations then the interest won't be deductible because "paying yourself back" doesn't qualify.