@Matt R. its inverse of the Mid west were section 8 is generally higher than market rents ergo the desire to use section 8... don't know about Detroit section 8..in some mid west markets section 8 can be as much as 20% or more higher than market.IN the Portland Market you would find it very difficult to get a land lord to accept section 8 as there are too many market paying tenants and in this area the stigma that comes with section 8... its not the golden ticket like it is in the mid west.

You won't make any money in real estate if you allow tenants to work you over like a sumo wrestler works over a Golden Corral buffet.Your responsibility is to maintain the home in the condition it was rented.

Hey @Mario Morales - Just wanted to say thank you for bringing up this topic and thank to @Samuel Pavlovcik and @Prashanth Mahakali, they are golden nugget tips for Chicago real estate investors.Quality of life for my tenants is something I want to continually be conscious of. 

If you can make it work for yourself, you can be golden !! 

Purchase price: $42,500 Cash invested: $1 Contributors: Mark Golden This house was abandoned for 9 years, it was severely distressed.

I have 5 years' experience hosting/owning a top 10 revenue producing property in Nashville (Google Golden Ticket in the Gulch if you would like to check it out) and 12 years' experience as an automation/control systems engineer at an oil/gas firm in Houston.

omg @Michael Glunk, that is a golden referral! 

Other than maybe the Golden Rule, not one rule you will read/hear about applies to all properties.

If you can get income verification from their employer, then they are probably golden.

These are golden nugget markets.