Tom Server
Sec 8 increase to fmr wants to see rent roll
I have a triplex with one Section 8 tenant. Pays $950
Since I inherited the tenant, and the prior owner never raised the rent of section 8.
When I emailed DCA agent with the increase, I told her i wanted to raise it...
Peter Morgan
Keep getting lot of Section 8 inquries, Worth it?
Hello,I listed my property for rent it's in a Class A area and I am getting a lot of section 8 inquries. Are they worth it? How should I pursue if they are worth the effort? Is there going to be a lot of paper work wi...
Tanner Sherman
Section 8 - Killing the Stigma
Hello BP,I just had to share my recent experience with Section 8 rentals, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Initially, like many others, I harbored misconceptions about this program only hearing the negative connotatio...
Jordan S.
Section 8 - is rent negotiable
My question is: will the section 8 authority turn down a lease altogether if they think the rent is to high? I ask this because I really don't want to lose a tenant that I have. She has been there 8 years and is payi...
John Harrison
Section 8 FMR question
I have a section 8 tenant. The FMR for my neighborhood is approximately $1000 which it turns out is uniform with the other houses around my unit. I am just saying $1000 to round it out and make it simple. The hous...
Nathan Fisher
(RANT) Section 8 is not Guaranteed!
I have to vent. Section 8 is not GUARANTEED MONEY. IT is not a cure all Panacea. It does not always pay more than market rent.1. Tenants pay 30% of their adjusted income. They still have a monthly payment. They ofte...
Allen Moore
Section 8 - Pros & Cons
I am thinking that providing section 8 housing may be a more affordable and recession proof way to get started in real estate for rental income. There is more inventory for single family homes than multi and I've done...
Account Closed
Section 8 tenant is breaking lease and housing is helping her
I am hoping someone will have some experience with HAP contracts and Section 8. I have a tenant who is currently in a lease with me for 3 more months. She advised me that she is leaving at the end of this month and Ho...
Lois Stern
Fair Market Rent ... means ...?
So, I'm looking at HUD's fair market rent for the area I just purchased a property in. It is a few hundred below what my inspector friend [who is also a landlord] told me I could get for the place. What exactly does...
Chris Jackson
Section 8?
Hey BP. I am about to acquire and fix up a downtown rental in a low income part of town. Could anybody give me advice on how to get certified for section 8 housing, and if there are any pitfalls I should watch for? If...