Johan Hultman
Section 8 rent increase - only after new one year contract
Hey BP,Background:I bought a property a few months ago in Indianapolis. The property has a section 8 tentant with a contract ending this summer. The tenant is a lady who has lived in the property for 25+ years, happy ...
Tyler H.
My Sec. 8 Investing Plan.... Suggestions or Opinions?
Quick history: I currently own 2 homes. 1 S8 rental, and 1 primary residence. Both purchased pre RE collapse as pre-construction with 100% financing (irrelevant)...
I see a large disparity with the prices of certain ...
Joseph G.
Unqualified applicant keeps contacting me, wary of rejecting
First post, I hope I'm following the rules and I appreciate your help. I bought a duplex in September. One of the sides was vacant and in need of renovation and I had a builder do this in October and November. While s...
Lisa Smith
CHA investment rental, and issues with tenant withholding rent
We purchased a two flat investment building in Chicago, Cook County. Both are section 8 rentals.I’m having a lot of trouble with a tenant, withholding rent, and giving 30 day notice (which would work out as 2 and a h...
Mike Cumbie
Fair Housing and Section 8
I was looking at a flyer about fair housing today and it stated that one of the things you could not do is discriminate against people receiving section 8 or any form of legal income. I get that and understand it, how...
Eric Peters
Section 8, Scary or Not
Looking at a four-plex that all four are currently section 8. The numbers look good, two the tenants have been long term, two new ones. At first look the section 8 looks like no big deal, should I be worried by this?
Jason Miller
Sec8 and Late fees
I have a property that is under sec 8. The tenant is racking up the late fees each month but not paying them. She always pays the rent, just late each month.
Can the late fees be added to the next months rent on se...
Brian King
Renting Section 8 and to HUD..
Has anyone ever rented section 8 or to HUD? I am wanting some info to what the qualifications are and if it is even worth it. It kind of seems like it would be a hassle.
Alex Nelson
Section 8 - how does FMR work?
So i’m considering looking into investing in section 8 In my area because there’s a few places where i noticed the fair market rent was a good deal higher than normal rent. This gave me the thought that it would be a ...
Edita D.
tenant screening: unqualified tenant?
Hey guys,
our 2br house has been on the market for 45 days, and after we lowered the price to 695$ we received an application. I am concerned about these prospective tenants, since in their history there is:
-bankrupt...