Originally posted by @Max Householder:@Skye Anderson IMO, quibbling over the cost of management (within reason) is letting a dime hold up a dollar.

@Jay Hinrichs another reason why I only rent to Section 8 households.

Hunger is today, but typically rent/housing is the second most important bill for households.

However if your unit is being advertised for $2400 and their portion of rent plus subsidy is $2000 then of course you can say no on account of insufficient income.This is frustrating because in theory you could be presented with an applicant with zero income other than vouchers and other public assistance,  knowing full well it takes some amount of real cash income to maintain a household.   

I look at demographic data including median household income and school ratings.

No self-respecting, scientific doctor can diagnose the need for an emotional support animal with one 30-minute phone conversation and the swipe of a credit card.The second thing it changes is that they limit them to "animals commonly kept in households" which means we can deny miniature horses, potbelly pigs, turkeys, alligators, and even kangaroos.In a perfect world, there would be a couple more requirements:Treatment. 

Median Household Income3.

Don't loose sleep on it, but you could perhaps consider smaller household for this unit when they come vacant. single person or couple without kids would be better. of course you need to follow the fair housing rules. 

Garages don't have residential depth slabs - and they will make you dig down to reinforce that slab to bring it to the appropriate strength (I know - how does a household need a heavier load capacity than a car?).

However, I asked for a co-signer outside of the household, 2 months bank statements, 2 month pay stubs, references of past landlords, and did a background check and credit check through RentSpree.com .