Unfortunately many lenders will see this as a red flag and may not take the risk to lend you the rest of the money even if you use stated income program or bank statement program but those are for self employed borrowers who have active income from their business but write off to many expenses that when filling their taxes their net income is really low or sometimes negative.

Has anyone dealt with section 8 renters before and if so what are some red flags that I should keep an eye out for?

Ok, try wearing a pro-Trump shirt or a carry a Trump 2024 flag in, oh, name your left "pillar of greatness"...... 

This is a red flag because its BS.

If it's wide open, that should be a red flag.

As we go through the purchase process, what things should we look out for or are red flags to be aware of?

I'm not sure yet if he was on that lease or not.Definitely some red flags here for me.

I do work remotely from the home and was also wondering if I could write off the portion of where I use the space as a office on the same home as he’s claiming without causing any flags on the property address.

In retrospect, some yellow flags found by the property manager during the tenant screening are now bright red flashing sirens, but the tenant showed decent credit, had a positive previous landlord reference, wrote a charming cover letter in his application, and applied through the referral of a reputable real estate agent.

I would also ask all contractors about how their draw process works (red flag is: 1/3 up front, 1/3 at half way, and 1/3 at completion.