However, that is a very human-centric thinking which is problematic.Here's a saying I heard this week:If insects were destroyed, all animals and humans would be quickly extinct.But if humans were destroyed, the rest of the earth would blossom. 

Reading the books suggested on BP has really opened my eyes to the keeping up w The Jones's trap and I want nothing to do with it.

The sill plate is solid 10"x10" fir beams. even with years of water/insect damage it still has more life in it than the treated 2x4s you see today.

I've made millions investing in Section 8 properties.

I fell into the returns trap in the last market cycle and learned my lesson.This happened in every industry, and it seems as if they are reporting the real estate deals more.

I would be careful of the folks on here that strictly invest in section 8 as there are a lot of pitfalls when working with government entities and low income tenants.

In other words, they created a trap where people either can't or won't leave.The working class who pays Taxes have never been asked if they agree that their tax money should be used to subsidize someone forever.

However, be careful to fall into the trap of investing in a high- crime area, just because the cash flow on paper looks good.

I have known many investors who specialize in section 8 and are very happy.

They do work alright (I’ve got a couple LG versions) but the lint traps suck bigtime.