Andrew Michaud
Section 8 VS HUD VS Rural Development? Difference?
I am wondering what the differences are between a section 8 tenant, and properties that rent is covered by HUD and Rural Development. I was told HUD federally owns the units? So more rent? But you own the buildings? I...
Ripple Shah
Prospective Tenant asking about SOTA voucher
My rental property is in NJ and in the rental market. A prospective tenant reached out asking if I take the SOTA voucher to pay the rent for the entire year and pay any other fees upfront. Doing a quick google searc...
Account Closed
"Portfolio" loans are 10 conventional loans
Hi,I'm trying to get a handle on what my options are once I reach 10 financed properties. At that point it's into the commercial lending business; is every loan there on out 30% down, 5 yr adjusting rate? There must b...
Charles Fletcher
Ben Carson, HUD & Section 8...
As a landlord who relies on Section 8 money as much as my tenants do, this nomination does concern me. Not just because he has no experience in Housing but also because he has stated his opposition to government assis...
Perry Ivy
Experienced investor needing thoughts.
Like stated above, Im not new to the real estate game, however I am needing ideals concerning 12 acres that I'm purchasing.
Details: 12+ acres and a four bedroom house.
Price: 132k
Zoning front is zoned c3, midd...
Cameron DePaola
Housing Authority not paying their portion of rent on time.
I recently purchased a building with pre-existing tenants on section 8 living in one of the units. They did not have a lease so they signed a new one when I purchased the building. They had recently moved into this un...
Bob C.
No way to refinance... really?
My girlfriend really needs to refinance her house/residence. She's paying a staggering 6.25%. 1) Her income has dropped to about 1/2 of what it was when she made the orig mortgage2) The loan-to-value is very close (...
Rich Weese
Are we broke?Will taxing the rich fix things?
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2011/03/eat-the-rich.html
I hope I did this correctly- no techie here! The first part of this link is chatter, but then the yearly calendar is looked at in depth. If you're willin...
Dennis M.
Disabled tenants in the hood
How many of you investors that invest in c and d areas are blown away by how many folks in the area are on disability ? I guess I always knew there was a lot of people in these are with Mental issues and that fraud w...
Arthur Garcia
BP's thoughts- Fed says to Expand Fannie and Freddie
BP,
I am posting here to get your thoughts on this article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-usa-fed-housing-idUSTRE8031SE20120105
In short, do you think a change in lending standards will be good for u...