I typically looks at median household income; both recent data and % change from last census

The first time I was on that island as a W2 consultant for Venture Commerce Center to develop condominium office buildings.

He was an excellent soccer player, valedictorian, and I was vice-president under him in the Catholic Men's Household.

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. 

The situation is the way it is because households are still rebuilding their credit and rates are very low, and once credit is rebuilt the cost of owning can exceed that of renting, especially with higher mortgage rates.The economics at $750 are different: the tenant pay does not have access to credit, he does not want to take care of a home and will let not fix leaks or change aircon filters. 

@Andrew Kerr--I'm actually very similar in my unwillingness to give out such information but I find my household is in the minority on that.  

pid=1593Houston Real Estate Highlights in January:• Single-family home sales fell 8.1 percent year-over-year, with 4,100 units sold, marking the third consecutive month of declining sales;• Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes lowered from 68 to 65 days;• Total property sales tumbled 8.4 percent, with 5,011 units sold;• Total dollar volume declined 4.4 percent to slightly more than $1.3 billion;• The single-family home median price edged up 1.4 percent to $222,000, reaching a January high;• The single-family home average price increased 2.4 percent to a January high of $277,483;• Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.7-months supply, up from 3.2 months last January and equal to the national inventory level;• Townhome/condominium sales fell for a fifth straight month – down 10.5 percent, with the average price down 2.3 percent to $188,268 and the median price down 2.8 percent to $154,250;• Lease properties saw their strongest performance since November 2017, as single-family home rentals climbed 16.5 percent with the average rent up 0.4 percent to $1,755;• Volume of townhome/condominium leases surged 16.4 percent with the average rent down 0.8 percent to $1,504.

Others have already covered the legal issue so I won't add to that.I just wanted to add that I'm not familiar with the MVRP but renting to low income households brings unique challenges probably better suited to experienced landlords.I would consider using a PM company since you will be a long distance landlord. 

Sales of both new and existing houses and condominiums dropped by 11.8 percent year over year….

My parent and I decided that we wanted to invest in a condominium with ocean view at Kihei, Maui.