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Ryan Bird Section 8 screening
7 March 2022 | 2 replies

I have a class A SFH property. Some of the screening criteria’s include 3x income, credit score of 680, good credit history, no eviction, background check etc.I’m getting applicants who are using section 8 vouchers — ...

Matthew Minner Any Landlords on here now how to apply for section 8 license?
21 June 2018 | 1 reply

Im looking to buy a cheap property in a bad area in the city of Philadelphia. Looking for experienced section 8 landlords on advice on how to obtain a license and there overall thoughts on joining gosection8.com . How...

Nathan El Baze Section 8 investment
25 September 2024 | 4 replies

Good morning all, I'm looking to invest in real estate using Section 8 programsRent covered seems to be great but most of the time, I see that people are not renting for 100% of the voucher is there any reason? thank you

Sean Ridlon Section 8 and Fair Market Rent
20 June 2018 | 1 reply

Ok guys, I have a question. I own a SFR that's currently rented to a nice lady who is on Sec 8 to help her out paying the rent. How does Sec 8 calculate the Fair Rent for the house? Is it based on the neighborhood, th...

Nancy P. Zillow Pulled My Ad---Any Recourse? Where else to advertise?
31 January 2022 | 4 replies

Hi:I was trying to post two properties for rent on Zillow.  My city says you have to count housing vouchers as income.  As a result, although the ordinance does not specifically say we can't, we no longer post "Sorry,...

James York Eviction Moratorium and Lease Ending
27 August 2021 | 6 replies

Can anyone confirm my understanding of the eviction moratorium? I have a tenant lease ending 8/31 and scheduled to close on the sale of the home 9/3. The tenant notified me today that they need more time because 3 mem...

Roy Lam Housing Authority Offered Less Than What I Asked For
5 December 2018 | 2 replies

Last month I had a one bedroom apartment vacated, so we started getting it ready to rent it out as soon as possible.  We found out there is a HIP program which seems to be very good, with bonus such as signup bonus, h...

Daniel Thibeault How do you screen Section 8 tenants?
9 April 2022 | 3 replies

My Tenant is moving out soon and I have a lot of applications to sort through on Zillow. ALOT of them mention section 8 and that they have a voucher. But how can I verify it? is there a particular form they have or ca...

Rick Bosl Help! How to deal with a problem tenant
13 July 2020 | 5 replies

I manage several properties and one is a nightmare. The tenant is Section 8 and only pays a fraction of the total rent (about 25%). For the past few months she has stopped paying her portion because of a high water bi...

Meg K. Section 8 Tenant has a question for me
15 August 2019 | 3 replies

My tenant who gets section 8 has informed me that she plans to move at the end of the year (sob sob..she was the best).  She is asking me if I can add her sister's name to the current lease so that she can pass the se...