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Eric McCarty Section 8 question on inherited
6 April 2021 | 6 replies

Hey everyone 
I’m closing on two properties.  The first property is a 4br/2br that has a section 8 tenant currently residing in it.  She’s been there for 18.5 years and has been great; needless to say I want to keep ...

Kadia Lawrence How to calculate 3X income rule for section 8 and Minimum credit score
27 May 2024 | 4 replies

If you have a minumum multiplier to qualify people on income, e.g., income must be 3X rent, how do you make the calculation for a tenant using a section 8 voucher?Also, if you are using one standard set of criteria to...

Nicole Schertzer New to Section 8 with 2 different vouchers
18 April 2020 | 3 replies

(Located in New York) I am about to close on a house that I purchased to rent to a family member. Her application for section 8 has not been approved yet. While she is waiting for hers to come through, which would be ...

Sean Thomas Section 8 voucher in Baltimore City
5 December 2017 | 7 replies

I have a prospective tenant that showed up today with a 2Bdr voucher and my house is 3Bdr in Baltimore City.  I suppose this voucher is only good for 2 Bdr and getting this changed isn't going to work?I have an advert...

Lynn Wong Short term rental
23 February 2024 | 19 replies

Hello everyone, I really want to rent my house to a Section 8 voucher person; however, she is waiting for her voucher to be reissued because she wanted to move out of her apartment. I got a good referral about this po...

Grayson Gist Raising the Rent on Section 8 Tenant
6 March 2020 | 8 replies

Hey everyone,

I have an inherited section 8 tenant and their rent is pretty low even with the voucher.

I don’t understand the ins and outs of section 8 fully yet, but I have learned a few things and I want to make ...

Kevin Allen Government forced section 8
11 February 2020 | 14 replies

Ok, so I live in Louisville, KY. I currently have two sfr’s and was actively looking for my next purchase to pull the trigger on. Louisville Metro (Jefferson County in KY) is now in the works of passing a fairness o...

Dane Jutila Anyone with experience with Housing Choice (Section 8) in Jacksonville?
26 April 2024 | 1 reply

Greetings, I am hoping to connect with someone who is familiar with the Housing Choice (Section 8) landscape in Jacksonville and has experience working with the housing authority in Jacksonville. Specifically wonderin...

Tim Pass Baltimore Section 8
20 July 2020 | 32 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets,I am looking to buy in Baltimore Md to rent to Section 8 qualified tenants. What are everyone's thoughts of section 8? I've seen some horror stories on YouTube but believe the program can be very ...

Wesley Whitehead Renting to tenant with VA housing voucher
28 July 2020 | 2 replies

I have an interested tenant that is a single dad with two kids that is getting a VA voucher. Does anyone have experience dealing with prospective tenants who have VA vouchers. My biggest concern is that his voucher ...