Section 8 housing

[leilanidude]

Who pays $10 an hour in the Pahoa Hilo area?
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Walmart and Target both start their new employees between $11 and $14, locally.

[onrway]

I am a long time landlord in Ca. I have tried section 8 and had a lot of damage. It was not repaired or reimbursed. Then the gov. Rep could not understand why I would not renew my section 8 status.

[Kapoho Joe]

I can get the same amount of money for my houses if not more than what S8 will pay, so what's the incentive? None.

[leilanidude]

I can get the same amount of money for my houses if not more than what S8 will pay, so what's the incentive? None.
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Buy a cheap 3 bedroom house in Nanawale or Orchidland or Ainoloa and you make out pretty good.

[Tink]

Thanks for reminding me of the "tell your cousins girlfriends sisters best friend to chill it for a while. We're getting too many calls to my boss" law.

Community begins with Aloha

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

I can get the same amount of money for my houses if not more than what S8 will pay

It varies some with the strength of the rental market.
When a lot of houses are available on the rental market, the average price is lower. At those times it's easier to get more from Section 8.


Buy a cheap 3 bedroom house in Nanawale or Orchidland or Ainoloa and you make out pretty good.

There are people who do this, buy a house cheap, rent high, take the depreciation, and if they can handle the generally more complicated lifestyles of Section 8 renters, they can make a relatively decent income.

The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?

[PaulW]

Hawaii County 2017 Rates
2br $1271
3br $1629
4br $2046


Is that what the tenant pays or is it what the landlord receives?

[birdmove]

What is a section 8 please? Is it renters that are low income and the state or county gives them a break, or?

Thanks for your comments.


Jon in Keaau/HPP

[terracore]

Section 8 is when the gov't subsidizes one's housing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_8_(housing)

[leilanidude]

quote:

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Originally posted by PaulW

Hawaii County 2017 Rates
2br $1271
3br $1629
4br $2046


Is that what the tenant pays or is it what the landlord receives?

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It is the total of the 2. In most cases, the government pays about 70% or so.