Im looking to purchase a couple of 3Br 1bath SFH in Cahokia IL and rent them to Section 8.Does anyone have experience with the local Section 8 authority?

You should never let someone into a unit without written evidence that you have authorization to do so from the lessee. 

But as a new investor, sometimes this advice leads you to only have cheerleaders in your life.

Adding in the layer of not being on the loan but holding title just sounds like it will eventually lead to problems like OP experienced.

Signing the lease demonstrates they agree to the terms and then you can hold them accountable.If you don't do this, then the person named on the lease and paying the rent could disappear and you would have no legal authority to charge the remaining three for unpaid rent.

The Housing Choice Voucher program here is run by CMHA (Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority).

I joined after reading 5-6 of the BP authored books and I've loved growing my understanding of the world of real estate investing.I made my first investment this summer and my family is partnering to make a few investments in the next year.

The biggest question you need to ask yourself is if you are doing this to afford a property you otherwise couldn’t afford or to save money period, that will lead to very different conclusions about where/if to buy. 

If you had one question for a professional house Mid-term Rental host, what would it be?? Now is your shot to ask! Zeona is a prolific real estate agent with a ton of knowledge, she has been an Airbnb host since 2012 ...

Hi, Anthony, yes, I have had a lot of trouble with DM returning incorrect data - wrong owner or owner not found, wrong or no mailing address, very few sale dates, and now when I filter on lead status, it does not return all leads with that status.