Those states have "income source" as a protected class and as far as I know are only the west coast (CA, OR, WA) and the new england area (MA, CT, VT, NJ ect) Account Closed  In most states you are not required to accept Sec 8, and as such if you choose not to you could deny processing an applicant that is using a voucher.

laws are the same in Oregon and Washington as well.. just FYI.. its why i got out of the foreclosure rescue rent back way back when the laws were enacted in 08.  

I'm Melissa Pearson from Des Moines, Washington, I've been daydreaming about real estate investing for as long as I can remember.

I'm a WA resident and own one property in CA.  

A number of landlords have also expressed difficulties with the program's bureaucracy and administrative procedures.As with any other application, it's imperative to thoroughly screen Section 8 tenants in order to reduce dangers.

For an investor that has several units, we typically create a additional column  on Schedule E (assuming a personal tax return) called "General & Administrative".

right now her contract pays her $22/hr for any communications, touring, paperwork, general administrative duties.

During the past three years, a healthy proportion of those transactions were motivated by the sale of property in California or Washington/Idaho or Arizona/Nevada through a 1031 Exchange for coastal homes or multi family complexes along the Oregon Coast or I5 corridor. 

I don't know about OR, but WA, CA and BC are all very tenant friendly. 

I have worked in long-term care for over 20 years now as an Administrator , and now I am running a healthcare consulting business on the side.