If the government decides that whatever money he puts into the deal was gained through illegal activities (e.g. drug dealing, extortion, etc), they can seize those funds - and I guess any assets he acquired through their use.2.

Does a government shutdown affect getting section 8 payments?

Search the forums for how messed up the ptown government is and why you should not invest there.

One of these days MN is going to experience the pension problems now starting in CA and IL.  4 of the 5 top employers in the state are State or Federal government. 

For owners who rent to section 8 housing Are government payments shut down during the government shutdown?

Not the government. 

What that lender above was talking about is government loan rules:  FHA/Fannie/Freddie/USDA/VA....those are the majority of loans written in the US and that's what most banks will offer.

@Horacio Gutierrez you can go to NETROnline.com, click on your state, click on your county, and click on the link for your tax assessor, revenue commission, or whatever your local government calls their property tax department.

Not anything I can elaborate on but suffice to say that our tenant loving socialist government has made it necessary to operate under the radar and not rely on the legal system to support our business.

Also, I've heard there's lots of advantages to having the remaining rent come from the government (not late, no issues, etc) and that typically, they are higher than average because of that.