Jennifer D.
Section 8 - tenant screening
Hi,
I’m new to all of this, just started listening to podcasts/YouTube this month. I understand there’s a type of bias clause when searching for tenants, such as you’re not allowed to reject one tenant over the other ...
Jomar Edwin Benoit
Is Section 8 a sustainable business during a pandemic??
In light of the pandemic, what are your thoughts on the sustainability of the Section 8 Business on the south side? I have realized it is quite difficult to get in contact with the CHA or HACC at this time. Any advice...
Ravi Patel
Section 8 too many visitors
So I picked up my first property, its a 4plex in rougher neighborhood and used property management to find and screen tenants. I rented a 3 bd room apartment to a 2 bd room voucher holder at $900. My reasoning was 2 b...
Tyson Cox
Alaska State Legislation Could Require 90 Day Rent Increase Notices
On Friday, March 1, 2024, the Alaska House of Representatives House Labor & Commerce Committee had a first hearing for HB262. What is HB262, and why post about it on BP? HB262 states:
"An Act relating to increase...
Brian Mendez
Options with Section 8 Tenant already in place
Hello Everyone. I am about two weeks away from closing on my first investment property. It is a duplex in Passaic County, New Jersey. One of the apartments will be vacant by the time of closing, which is the one I wil...
Eve Mahoney
Section 8 in California - how to respond?
I received a response to my ad from someone who said he has a Section 8 voucher. My ad says nothing about Section 8 and his voucher is 69% of the rent. I have a book about landlord/tenant laws in California and it s...
Nitish Gupta
Property with Rent paid by the government?
Hello,
I am researching to purchase my first real estate investment property. An agent suggested a property in the 70-80k$ range, currently occupied by tenants. Apparently, the renters are of low-income earners and t...
Maureen F.
Maximizing Section 8 Rent -- Boston (Dorchester/Roxbury)
My son has a 3-unit house under agreement with a S. 8 tenant in a 3BR unit. (He will owner-occupy one of the units.) It's in the Dorchester/Roxbury area, I guess we could call it a C+/B- area. The current owner jus...
Peter Davis
5-Unit Apartment Building in Van Nuys (Los Angeles), CA
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Los Angeles.
Purchase price: $427,000
Cash invested: $100,000
I purchased this property in 2002, rehabbed it and have been ...
Daniel Fleming
I Foreclosed on a House, What happens to exist sect. 8 tenant?
I made a private Hard Money loan on a single-family property in Birmingham Alabama. Our borrower purchased the property, rehabbed it, and put a section 8 tenant inside. Our borrower defaulted and we took the property ...