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Re:WW1 trench fever identified in former homeless man in Canada by thrower123 on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:11AM (#25331398)
Quite frankly it is not worth the pain and expense of leasing housing to people who are on section 8 or similar welfare programs, if you are an independent landlord. Margins are not great to begin with, and a tenant that trashes the place or refuses to pay, quickly wipes out any profits. It's not a very good risk to take in the current market.
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Re:WW1 trench fever identified in former homeless man in Canada by badconvincer on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:23AM (#25332348)
If I remember correctly the government pays you to house the tenants. But yes, they trash the premises and speaking to someone that does this, the only way the margins work is if you do all the fixes yourself.
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