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Salil Prasad Rent increase for section 8
23 May 2015 | 14 replies

I have a house in Newark, CA rented to section 8 tenant for nearly 2 years. When I first rented, I was asked to lower the rent even though my asking rent was $200 lower than other houses in the community (same size a...

Douglas B. Anyone rent urban section8 units?
17 February 2014 | 25 replies

( a sub30kclub topic)

Does anyone out there have experience, good or bad, in renting units to section8 tenants in the city? We are thinking of buying a discount urban duplex and seeking stable, ideally longer...

Account Closed Inexperienced landlord here - did I do the right thing?
29 March 2022 | 15 replies

So I set my unit up on affordablehousing.com (section 8) and got a call from a market renter. She makes 24/hour (not sure if she works full or part time, didn’t ask) and has 2 kids. Showed her the building and she see...

Brian Raike VA loan buy and hold. Does this scenario make sense?
12 January 2018 | 7 replies

Good morning BP!I am looking to use my VA loan to house hack until I PCS.  I will be moving to a more expensive market and my VA loan won't be of much use to me there.My long term goal is to establish enough passive i...

Maya Grevatt Real Estate Investing for Personal Wealth AND Housing Equity
21 June 2022 | 6 replies

I am interested in thinking about how people seeking financial freedom through real estate investment might be able to align their efforts and decisions with their values. Is anyone thinking or talking about strategie...

Erin Swann Baltimorian Here...
8 September 2014 | 39 replies

Hello Guys!My name Erin and I heard about this site from a friend.  I've been toying with the idea of getting into the real estate business for years now.  I can honestly say I've never been more ready...I'm very inte...

Vanessa Buccella New Member from Chicago has a $$ question about existing rentals
8 August 2016 | 18 replies

Hi! I'm Vanessa. My husband and I own a home in the north suburbs of Chicago. We both, somewhat inadvertently, fell into owning 2 rental condos in Chicago.  Both of the rentals were ours before we married and bought a...

Sachin H. What credit is bad credit
28 February 2018 | 12 replies

Hey guys!Looking for tenants for my first investment property in GA.  I have received 5 application so far and almost everyone has a low 500 credit score. Some had eviction history and I just rejected them but I want ...

Bill B. Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are SAVED
18 November 2021 | 73 replies

Well, Minneapolis and Saint Paul decided last night that 99% of Nobel winning economists just don’t know economics as well as they do and decided to adopt rent control and save the cities. A 3% maximum rent increase e...

Angela Henderson I thought I knew what I was doing but Maybe I don't???
11 February 2015 | 25 replies

So tenant screening is more difficult than i think I ever thought! Everyone who calls me has a story! It's only be a couple of days so I'm sure it's going to get better...

A prospect that I spoke to today sounded id...