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Real estate investors have a love/hate relationship with Section 8 housing, the largest rental assistance program for low-income renters. Section 8 tenants receive housing vouchers, which help afford rental costs—and despite the myths, these tenants are fantastic.The program is managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as hundreds of regional public housing authorities (PHAs) across the country, who administer the program at the local level.Let's bust the myths surrounding Section 8 at https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/section-8-tenants-pros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a profitable mobile home park is like looking for a partner. Surprised? Don’t be. Both searches start by defining detailed and specific purchase criteria.We want to know when we’ve found precisely what we’re looking for. That means selecting specific, actionable criteria. When you’re looking for a partner, you think beyond, “They have to be cute and friendly.” Our criteria also include things like, “They should be adventurous, spontaneous, playful, and supportive”—or whatever you’re seeking.You may need to search further, wider, deeper, and longer, but when you finally come across them you will know precisely that they’re ”the one.”Some goes for the mobile home park (MHP) space. We only want to acquire “the one” (so to speak) that meets our purchase criteria. (Read more at https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/evaluate-mobile-home-park) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Loan underwriting may sound mysterious, but chances are, you already experienced a similar (albeit simpler) process for your pre-approval letter. While pre-approval makes you competitive to sellers, it is not an official guarantee from your lender. Underwriting makes it official. It’s the final step for your lender before you close on the property.Because underwriting is typically a hands-off part of loan approval, many home buyers and property investors don’t know what to expect from this financial process. There are steps you can take to ensure this goes as smoothly as possible because it’s important to know what’s happening behind the scenes. (Read more at https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-is-underwriting) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going into business with your partner isn’t always a bad idea. In fact, sometimes the two halves of a couple have beautifully complementary skills—especially when we’re talking real estate. There’s a reason HGTV leans so heavily on husband-and-wife pairs.Your business certainly doesn’t need to be as linear as “the wife’s the designer, the husband’s the accountant.” Maybe your husband has a keen eye for bedroom layouts, or your wife’s eager to run the books. Either way, it might make sense to join up.But how? In some situations, a married couple who runs a business might not want to officially form a legal entity. Under these circumstances, can a business run by two spouses qualify as a sole proprietorship? (Read more at https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/sole-proprietorship-spouse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices