Posted by Kim-OH on June 11, 2005 at 15:35:27:
I feel supported in here and that means a great deal. However to set the record straight, I’m a female and never was much of a whiner. tehehe
Is it legal… - Posted by John (NY)
Posted by John (NY) on June 07, 2005 at 22:26:29:
to have a section 8 rental to a relative?
Re: Is it legal… - Posted by CarolFL
Posted by CarolFL on June 11, 2005 at 10:21:24:
I believe that when I last filled out Sec 8 landlord docs I had to indicate if there was any relationship between me and the tenant.
As suggested, check with your Housing Authority - and keep you chin up!
Carol
Is it smart? - Posted by John Merchant
Posted by John Merchant on June 08, 2005 at 10:43:49:
Your local Housing Agency which administers its Sec.8 program could answer this in a flash.
While I suspect it’s totally legal, if the relatives (and the property)are Sec.8 approved, , my question would be: Is it smart?
I think doing business with any relative is much trickier than with any stranger…as, for example, how would you like having or needing to evict those folks?
Their being Sec.8 approved means they’re welfare oriented already (in my mind) and being used to hand-outs might be expecting super-leniency from you as to late rents, constant fixups of little problems in the property, etc.
Re: Is it smart? - Posted by Kim-OH
Posted by Kim-OH on June 08, 2005 at 20:10:34:
John,
I agree with you that it is never smart to rent to friends or family. With Sec. 8 there has been a major crackdown on folks renting to family members. This is because there was a lot of fraud perpetrated by landlords with little to no integrity and their family members with equal lack of integrity.
John, I currently receive Sec. 8 because I am permanently and totally disabled. Having said that I have been working dilligently towards building a RE investment business so that I can get off my benefits. Not all recipients are “welfare minded” many of us would give everything we have to be able to be self sufficient.
By the way the new sad situation for me is that today I had my first chemotherapy session for my terminal cancer. It seems that my good intentions will not come to fruition and I am beside myself knowing that it is unlikely that I will survive long enough to meet my goals and return to society what it has provided for me in my time of need.
A BIG cut above - Posted by John Merchant
Posted by John Merchant on June 08, 2005 at 21:05:05:
Wow!
Kim, you are obviously the kind of tenant anybody would love to have, me included.
And clearly you’re a big cut above the Sec.8 tenant who prefers to be on Sec.8 and my remarks obviously do not apply to you.
You are a great example of keepin’ on keepin’ on, as long as life and breath allow.
We all wish you the best and may you live a long time to enjoy the fruits of your ambition and emterprise.
Re: A BIG cut above - Posted by River City
Posted by River City on June 10, 2005 at 06:01:39:
Kudos to you John for that post. You are one of a kind. Between your post and Kim’s last post, that brought tears to my eyes.
Good luck and God bless to you, Kim. Let us know how you do.
Re: A BIG cut above - Posted by Kim-OH
Posted by Kim-OH on June 08, 2005 at 23:11:35:
John,
Thank you very much for your kind words and encouragement. Coming from you I am touched and a little overwhelmed. I always read your responses to posts and have learned a great deal from you.
Just to continue, in my position I have many friends on Sec. 8, most of whom, like me, are considered totally and permanently disabled. Down to the last person I am friends with in my position all want to be self sufficient. I will admit this I have the best credit of all of us with scores in the mid 700s. I have educated myself and built that all since becoming disabled. Before I was disabled I only paid cash, bad idea in many ways.
Many of my friends are pulling for me to achieve my goals as they pretty much revolve around providing housing and jobs for other people with disabilities. My friends know that I will not rent to them because that might put our friendships in the hopper. However several are looking forward to working for me in telecommute positions and working towards self sufficiency.
So you can bet that I will be working dilligently on recovering and looking for a miracle perhaps.
Once again thank you so much for your encouragement.
Kim’s courage - Posted by John Merchant
Posted by John Merchant on June 10, 2005 at 11:00:45:
Kim’s courage needs to be honored and celebrated in our world of whiners. The guy’s showing that despite obstacles he’s doing what he can.
God bless him.