Section 8 investing means renting property to tenants who hold federal Housing Choice Vouchers, with a substantial portion of the rent paid directly by the government to the landlord.
Log in to followRunning numbers on a four unit where three doors would go to vouchers. Payment standard in that submarket lands around 1,240 for a two bed. Market rent on the same unit, from comp…
I'm about six months from buying one small rental and I don't want a second job out of it. Two things pulling at me. The voucher case: a big slice of the rent comes from the housi…
I handle lease-ups and turns for a handful of owners with voucher units, and the request amount is where I get overruled most often. Two defensible strategies and I've watched bot…
I own nine doors, five of them on vouchers, and all five sit inside a single authority's jurisdiction. That was accidental at first and then it started to look like a feature. One…
First rental closes in three weeks and I've been writing my screening criteria down so I apply the same ones to everybody. The income rule I drafted is three times the rent in ver…
First inspection on my duplex came back with six items. Missing GFCI in the kitchen, a loose handrail, a torn window screen, a cracked outlet cover, a bathroom exhaust fan that ra…
I've been going back and forth on this for months and I want to see where the room splits. The pitch for vouchers is that the government portion arrives regardless of what happens…
Annual inspection on one of my rentals is scheduled for next week and I've got a conflict. Options are drive an hour each way and meet the inspector at the door, or leave the key…