Mike A.
Funding for a State guaranteed grant rehabilitation
The City of Hartford and the State of Connecticut have a grant revitalization and development program. There is an old warehouse which can be converted into legal 50 2 bedroom and 1 bath units. However, it's in pretty...
Thomas Powell
Section 8 Tenant Screening
Hello all,I am looking to purchase my first investment property and I am considering the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) given that the property is located in a low-income area. I have read many posts whic...
Dale Osborn
Taxing Americans to Death
We fought a Revolution with England due to taxation without representation. Now, taxes will put an end to America as we have known it. By the USA creating a Central Bank - banks cannot go bankrupt. When they use up al...
Bill F.
Rent Control, both good and bad? SF and Cambridge MA Case Studies
Came across this Bookings piece on Rent Control and thought that it did a good job laying out both some unsung positives and negatives in a fairly non partisan way by looking at actual impacts of two real examples, in...
Raquel Singer
Advice needed -- student housing
I need your help, please. I've been reading about the recent trend of Chinese families sending their children to attend high-school in the U.S. I'd like to explore the possibility of buying a large property to house a...
Brian H.
Flood insurance $7000, on a $70,000 house?? Need advice please
All,
I have owned a single-family home in West Virginia for 11 years, and have operated it as a rental for most of that time. I decided to get rid of it year and finally got it locked up under contract with a...
Kenneth Woodruff
STR ban in Woodfin NC
Hi all, I have a friend and fellow investor in NC who has a STR in Woodfin, NC (North of Asheville), he called me today and said there was a town hall meeting last night and the town is going to ban all STR's in Woodf...
Nina V.
Section 8-First time landlord and already in trouble! Please help
Hi All,In the process of renting our property, we received many applications. One of them was an aggressive lady on section 8. She assured us she has excellent credit score. My dad who was helping with the process, se...
Jesse Reese
Struggling to get a start
Hello,It is my dream to get started in real estate however, money is tight and I struggle to get financial backing. I have seen great deals I've had to pass on because I don't have a financial backer. Please help!
Sylvia B.
How will this affect rental rates in my town?
I found this notice in this week's newspaper:
It goes on to explain various parts of the new plan, but then at the end it has this:
Note the part I underlined in red. Current rent for a 3B...