Angie Castro
Section 8 Tenants
Hi , I'm currently looking for a tenant in one of my units and I have a section 8 applicant. I'm a bit confused with how I would get paid? Is it a direct deposit from the Housing Authority? or is it a check in the mai...
Suzanne Chan
Section 8, Project Based Voucher in Texas - Advice on Deal
Hi all, a question for anyone that deals with Section 8, PBV (project based voucher). We are considering a deal, where all units are under this program, the seller I believe has already utilized the subsidized loan. T...
Manuel Salce
Section 8 Screening and Lease
Should I still follow the screening best practices of calling previous land lords and conducting a background/credit check if the tenant is Section 8. Is the lease still valid, worth dedicating time and due diligence ...
Hal Cranmer
Terminating a Section 8 lease
Hi,
I just inherited a section 8 tenant on a new property that I purchased. I gave her a letter stating that I am terminating her month to month lease and that she needs to move out in 30 days (actually I am giving ...
John Woodrich
Landlords sue Minneapolis over Section 8
Landlords are suing Minneapolis over the requirement to accept Section 8 housing vouchers: http://www.startribune.com/landlords-sue-minneapol...Personally I am not surprised about this and think they may be successful...
Jonathan G.
HVAC repair or replace?
We had one of our rental properties HVAC go out this weekend. Basically a fan motor froze up but the heat exchanger is also bad. An inspection of the other unit showed the same heat exchanger issue. Basically to get ...
Denver Chavez
Benefits of section 8
Hi BP community,So my partner and I are currently renting a single family home for $200 under market rent. Our tenant gets assistance from the MHA. She is a great tenant, pays her half on time every month, and does a ...
Galen Chu
Not renewing section 8 lease when its up
Hi BiggerPockets. I'm currently renting to a section 8 tenant in NYC and I've decided I won't be renewing the lease once it expires next summer. Are there sensible steps I should be taking at this moment? Any paper tr...
Rob Lehmann
Received Discrimination Complaint! Now what?!
I own a 3-family property in Massachusetts and use a property manager to handle nearly everything since I am currently out of the country. I've used this particular manager for 2+ years now and haven't received any co...
Jenny Pennock
First rental - Section 8?
Hello everyone! I'm buying my first property, a duplex. Both sides are 1/1. One side is rented at $400. The other side was rented when I started looking at it and they've since decided to move out. Apparently the...