Hi all.I have been running a profitable business since 2012. We had one huge client who was a large portion of our revenue. We were a little too comfortable with this income, since the facilities manager we worked wit...

The primary, if not only, reason there has been a brief spike in subsidized demand for housing in recent months (2012), has been the GSE/FHFA endorsed REO-To-Rental plan, and associated securitization condui...

There is a 6 unit multi-family building in Chicago’s Douglas Park (subpar) neighborhood that advertises a “14%” cap rate as a “guaranteed subsidy.” Aka section 8. It’s also on the MLS. The building is $380k. Fully occ...

I have a lie that I haven't had to deal with before and my inherited lease is silent about.Tenant is a section 8 tenant who has approval for herself and her two kids.  However, there is another guy there nearly all th...

I have been listening to the podcasts with regularity - they are great for a person on the go! One area that interests me is the idea of more cash flow by bringing in other sources of income.I'm wondering about the us...

In November 2023, Fannie Mae introduced a new policy allowing owner-occupant loans on 2-4 family homes with just 5% down, a significant change from the previous requirement of a minimum 15% down payment. One might thi...

I was listening to a podcast on REI club today about a guru, cant remember his name, but was touting a technique about renting SFR and multi-units by the room to gov. agencies for the handicapped at 3X the market rent...

I am picking up some properties and am considering going Section 8. Other than being very rough on the property, what do I need to look out for? I am having a hard time finding info regarding the program in general....

Consider this excerpt from the legal notice I pulled from our local paper (I left out the pieces that are easily understood like 10% cash due at sale, etc ):... in order to raise the principal sum of $137,040.05 with ...