I'd also consider crime, schools, asset class/neighborhood and household income.

I make almost double the median income for households in my area, though my money reverses are going to be low after the closing.

God post Chris, I'll throw this out as a past Commissioner of a large PHA.HUD doesn't nor any PHA decides rents for any specific dwelling but to the beds.bth and amenities as the link will show that Chris provided.Tenants, all over the country may pay more than the voucher entitlement so long as the rent does not exceed 33% of income as qualified for the household.

New households are being formed and first-time buyers are pushing growing families into their second homes.

I see that the author chose probably the most heart-wrenching example he could find to make his point.The story would have fallen apart if he had written about the family that bought a $4000 TV and therefore couldn't pay the rent.Of the Section 8 housing people I have had as renters, I had one that managed their household well. 

I did not see a statutory definition of "normal wear and tear" under Florida laws after only a very brief search, however the legal definition in Texas is:"Normal wear and tear" means deterioration that results from the intended use of a dwelling, breakage or malfunction due to age or deteriorated condition, but the term does not include deterioration that results from negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of the premises, equipment, or chattels by the tenant, by a member of the tenant's household, or by a guest or invitee of the tenant (Tex.

Many, like my sister, are moving back in with family, thereby decreasing the number of households in the market.

It seemed like this household would always "show out" on the two open houses I did.

Median 2 parent household income is 60-65k and last months average FHA payment was $1150.

The only way we can prove this is to have those with houses exchange them for cash after the drop in values and see where the cash sits.We have 100 million owner occupied households in the USA, and the average house is valued around $250k, for a total value of $25 Trillion.