Brian Zaug
Section 8 is now a protected class in NY
My agent just emailed me this news. "Lawful source of income" is now a protected class. Just a heads up to NY investors. I could see a lot of discrimination lawsuits because if this. My local craigslist is loaded...
Miguel Castillo
Looking for advice on section 8 Chicago (Suburbs) area
Hi there!I have been a landlord for 3 years and I have been working with a section 8 tenant. The family is wonderful, I have never had an issue.M issue though is with the program. I have not been able to raise rent at...
Bob Galivan
No-Go GoSection8.com; Problems with rental estimates
Over the past year or so, we have been using GoSection8.com (now AffordableHousing.com) as a source for estimating rental values for units that we were opening to subsidized housing customers. A constant source of irr...
Bradley Kirschbaum
Section 8 in San Diego, more beds than I can handle!
I have a 7 bed 4 bath renovated house in North Park of San Diego, CA. Specifically in the 92104 zip code. I have a section 8 renter that I’d like to rent to, but the public information on what I would get per bed in t...
Ravi P.
Blackstone/ Invitations Homes IPO
I just read an article stating: Blackstone's Invitation Homes will be going public. Largest home owner of homes in the US.I am not sure how to read this. Does this indirectly mean the RE market has peaked on a Macro l...
Robert M.
Section 8 in low-crime areas
I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with investing in section 8 properties that are located in low-crime areas. I've read enough to know that I want to stay away from the $50K properties in urban...
Mary Arobaga-Reardon
Does anyone have experience with Section8 tenants in Baltimore?
New to REI in the Washington DC Baltimore Maryland area. With an expected deluge of evictions coming in the near future due to job losses from COVID 19, would anyone recommend finding section8 tenants to ensure paymen...
Sam Lewis
Advising a client BRRRR strategy (cash-out financing)
Hey folks, I have a client who is looking to purchase a BRRRR deal every 3 months, with the plan to cash-out refinance 6 months post-purchase. The 6 month timeline would be 3 months of rehab, 1-2 months of placing a t...
Andrew Propst
With the contested election where is the housing crisis headed?
There is a lot at stake in this wildly contested Presidential Election. With such serious topics as; COVID, climate, immigration, the economy and housing, partisan approaches to housing and the inclusion or exclusion...
Martin Sterling
To Section 8 or not to Section 8... That is the question!
Greetings. I know many investors who detest section 8 Tenants and can't stand or won't rent to them period. They especially hate owning or flipping properties in low income areas that usually have section 8 housing. C...