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Larry Hucks raising rent new section 8 landlord
2 May 2016 | 23 replies

Hi guys,I am in escrow on a house with a house currently occupied by a section 8 tenant in Los angeles county (Lancaster, CA). The tenant is on a month to month lease, which I am thinking about continuing after closin...

Matt Waggoner Is posting minimum qualifications on Company website a good idea?
8 February 2024 | 4 replies

I did a search about this subject and there was a post from back in 2014, but nothing recent. Worst off, there was a link with an example on how another company posted the minimum qualifications for pre-screening on t...

Boris Peyzner Trump Cutting Section 8 Housing
18 March 2017 | 15 replies

For those of you that rely on section 8 tenants, what are your thoughts about the effects that Trump's administration cutting section 8 funding will have?  Personally, I don' think the net effect will be all that larg...

Henry Lazerow Two warnings for the Chicago market! Section 8 lawsuits and fake tenants ID's
22 January 2025 | 12 replies

Recently over 165 lawsuits were filed in Chicago against small landlords who declined Section 8 tenants. These are being issued by local "nonprofits" who are mass emailing landlords pretending to be section 8 tenants....

Jeff A. Section 8 voucher in Georgia
12 January 2017 | 15 replies

I have 5 doors in Georgia, type a or b.  I've noticed this tenant turnover cycle of one of my SFH, every call asks about accepting housing vouchers.  I not involved and not interested in learning about it or having to...

Steve T. SECTION EIGHT-DON'T HESITATE----
4 November 2019 | 24 replies

RUN!!It has been a while since I have been active on this forum- and the main reason is SECTION EIGHT!Let me explain.  I have 17 units of mostly affordable housing for moderate to lower costs renters which I turned ov...

John Preston Neely Section 8 Investing
5 August 2021 | 12 replies

Hey y’all,I need some advice. I am a new investor, and have been approached with an opportunity to purchase a House in Section 8. House currently has tenant in that wants to stay. I am curious about Section 8 housing ...

Mary Jay Having trouble collection tenant's portion on Sec 8 rentals
7 September 2020 | 18 replies

Hi guys,I have 2 SF properties (one in California and one in Florida) and I am having a hard time collecting the rents from the tenants.Section 8 pays always on time, obviously, but tenants are not. It started in Marc...

Michael R. Evicting Section 8 in the winter?
10 December 2016 | 12 replies

I'm not sure how everyone else keeps it together, but for the last week of each month and every day after the first that I don't receive a rent payment for a unit I start imagining the worst.  It's actually pretty str...

Megan Mason How to Start Investing in Section 8 Housing: Advice Needed
1 December 2024 | 4 replies

Hi everyone,
I'm looking to get started in real estate investing, particularly in buying and renting homes to Section 8 tenants. I’m intrigued by the idea of providing affordable housing while generating steady ren...