I couldn’t find exactly comparable data for today, but in 2013, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, there were 10.3 million households classified as “extremely low income” (incomes at or less than 30 percent of the area median) and 5.8 million rental units they could afford (that is, with housing and utility costs amounting to 30 percent or less of the threshold income).Some people do get help with the rent.

I am curious to know what investors think about of the east side market, and the new market on the east side of Pittsburgh, what does it mean for the future of Pittsburgh considering the fact the household medium income has only risen slightly over the last few yrs, I know new companys are investing in Pittsburgh such as Google, Amazon,etc.

One company mentioned that they collect data from Experian and also generate lists based on the household income level.

To further build your credit, I would talk to your parents about adding your name to a household bill that is ALWAYS paid on time.You're in great shape, truthfully, because you're young.

Section 8 will require the names of all adults in the household to be named in the rental agreement.

On top of that, new household formation is growing again since the recession of 2009 and millennials are moving out of mom and dad's basement and becoming renters.

I will say that for the average city home in Philadelphia, I'm expecting that I can sum up their household habits from the living room.

I have done some wholesaling and I would say I am pretty handy with carpentry and basic household stuff.

New Englanders love those family  multi-generational households.

Elizabeth Colegrove I have briefly looked into USDA loans, but I believe our household income would be above the limit for our county.