Hidden secret about Section 8 Housing Vouchers
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Section 8 Housing Vouchers are designed to help low-income recipients pay the rent. However, it’s a little-known secret that they can be used to buy a home as well. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan shares some “Smart Sense” on how it works.
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You have to have $1,000 put to the side. Then you have to have $300 for 6 months in your bank account. Then you have to have a part-time job. Then your credit score got to be 6:40 or higher. Then you got to go to section 8 classes for money management. There you go.
Good info
Thank you
Praying for us ❤
i just need the section 8 part!
Not true. Yes to the money but requirements are different for disabled people. I don't work. I can't work. Wish I could though.
stop with the dumb comments she said she was homeless learn to listen and now she has her own home be happy that she has what you already have a roof over you head whether its living in some one else house or ur own house stop being selfish and jealous and get over it i wish i had my own house for me and my family by now it doesnt hurt to get help
People it's not just free, free! They have to pay a portion equal to 30%, no more than 40% of the mortgage plus pmi insurance and property taxes and have a certain amount of income, work or disability! And have to attend a home buyer class. So don't quit yall jobs just yet!
Yo, dis be a reparation for da color folks. yo, yo, yo.
@@thinkcasting3182 You must be ignorant. The person in this video is white. Was this her reparation?
Exactly. People who are low income live according to their means just like anyone else. And after paying my mortgage, HOA fees, utilities, buy food and everything else, there's nothing left.
@@marigailcooper8925true
@@thinkcasting3182Suck a pack of horse dixks 🐎🥒's 😛😆😂😌😪🥹
This should have Been Revealed years ago where so Generational Wealth could be Established. Everyone should be given Opportunity to Own Something in this Land and it shouldn't be for a Handful of People solely based on Numbers. I pray for the Best for this Woman and Others who Benefits from this Program. Peace and Power ⚡⚡⚡#LOVE is your Lite
This was revealed many years ago. No one encouraged voucher holders to buy instead of rent. I had just gotten my voucher when I found out about the home buying program. My then case manager discouraged me from buying a house and talked me into continuing to rent.
They didn't want anybody to know
You are correct the housing authorities have been discouraging families from becoming homeowners and why I have been nicknamed “hurricane Alyson” in fighting for my clients and helping getting the word out … everyone should have the opportunity to become a homeowner I have helped over 700 families become w
@@alysongriffin9999do you have any connections here in NYC? I would love to own a home of my own instead of renting a small apartment.
@alysongriffin9999 I would appreciate your guidance on this matter
Section 8 help me out alot 🎉🎉👍
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How long did it take to get approved
Me too😅
How long it take
Sounds great, BUT...... who's going to pay for her new roof, or when the HVAC goes down, or her insurance, taxes etc..... Yea, nice program, but there are so many potential problems that haven't been thought threw.
She is she is the owner
There are non profit organizations as well as a program through Harris County to help with those things. Grants also. I'm getting my house weatherized here shortly by a non profit organization and they're replacing my a/c unit among other work at no cost to me.
@@marigailcooper8925 so basically, you can’t afford the house without relying on other people’s money. Now, I wonder where that non profit gets their money? Taxpayers funded through grants?
wonderful! theres no reason for people to be made homeless theres plenty of houses sitting empty and billions in grants yet getting help to apply to any of it is next to impossible i wonder how long it took her to get section 8
HAPPY FOR HER AND I DID THE SAME AND TOO THE DUMBASS COMMENTS, WE WORK HARD TOO WE JUST KNOW GOT A KICK START!
Either the one who said is Black woman think she better then her people or just your NORMAL White lady lmao
Congratulations for becoming a homeowner too
Period thank you and we have to have ppl all in our business for the assistance but it’s a blessing to have that kick start and safety net amen
WHATS THE MAX YOU CAN MAKE ANNULY ON SECTION 8?
Congratulations to her. I want to get my own home too.
Thank you I appreciate that. I wish you well.
@@marigailcooper8925that's so sweet
I’m here to help when you are ready
Good information.
Yo, yo. Money is be free. Might as well get you some dat 'merikan dreeb. Yo.
Im confused, the new homeowners relinquish their section 8 vouchers after 4-5 years of owning their homes, how will they pay the mortgage and bills without the rental assistance program? Won't that put them at risk of losing their home and voucher?
The object the game" you suppose to be getting on your feet..while utilizing the assistance!!
Exactly
I am assuming they meant the family's income rises to the point where they no longer qualify for or need a Section 8 voucher; I don't think they meant the voucher is time-limited to 4-5 years.
what if your over 63 and disability @descolabandz8855
No. I won't lose my voucher. My housing authority will continue to pay their portion as long as I'm buying.
You can actually hear the stress in her voice, but that will soon be history am Happy for her , and would like to see myself in her shoes, I emailed this Realtor she never contacted me..
Im glad they showed a different race using the system🎉
I know Russians, Latinos, Blacks they already know all these tricks because they come from countries scamming each other for a living yet attend church.
I mean white folk do make up the majority of those who use government assistance.
What do you mean
@@victoriamaltbia6261 exactly what I said.
Immigrants from Afghanistan and Mexico get vouchers in California
I needed to see this.. Thank you!
You have to figure the numbers, then make that accordingly. Dilemmas good real estate agents know how to advise you on how to make work. It seems like it would be a tight squeeze in not making too much to qualify for Section 8, yet somehow make enough to qualify to buy a home. I'm guessing places like Houston where homes are more affordable would make the numbers even possible to work.
Nothing is free. Somebody paid for it. You're welcome.
Yes. People who pay taxes. Just like I did when I worked before becoming disabled.
I busted my ass working 70 hours a week to buy my home and hers is way nicer home than mine 😅
Perhaps so, howvever it shouldn't ever be a matter of competition in that who has more or better than you. because the good news is that at least you have a home and the greatest feeling in the world of knowing that nobody gave you anything, but instead through hard work and determination you were able to get to where you want and need to be.
Eating like a cow for free and barely paid anything for a house. Incentive to not work
You're an uneducated idiot.
So happy for her ❤
I worked hard to buy my house! Just saying
work hard to maintain the home to!
Dumb everyone doesn't get lucky like you. I will never own a home but I grind everyday.
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@@ShannonsBibleStudy my taxes pay your assistance, you should be more respectful!
@@urielyusufellucrumbey2384man that sounds miserable dude. What’s the point of grinding with no end goal?
I already knew about section 8. When I got on it that you can use your balcha to pay for a house but it's always a catch to everything. You're Boucher, if you're going to get apartment. It's just like you're looking for appointment. At that apartment is $1800 on your mortgage. That's what's paying you paying just like you. Paying rent you doing that. You paying for your mortgage, but my My question about section 8 is do these people out here in the world that's working real hard scrubbing and do on the internet?Do they pay for the section 8 I wanna know where the section 8 come from and who pays with a section A?These people out here working real hard.Do they pay for section 8 for other people that apply for it?Can someone answer Rap for me?Please peace and blessings to everyone.Thank you😊❤
Man what the hell!!!! Ok I’m done tomorrow I’m quitting my job and going to be lazy. They giving away free houses
My thoughts exactly
Good luck. You know there's a wait list for years..
@@trel4504 no didn’t know that. But I have more than 2 yrs left on my mortgage. So I better start now. I don’t mind crashing at my parents house for a free house
Nothing's free. I still have to pay my mortgage. And utilities, and HOA fees, and buy food, and pay car insurance, etc. etc. etc. So if your mother or father becomes disabled and can't work I guess that would make them lazy too?
@ipmanphil5017 yeah my friend applied 5 years ago and just got the call saying she's approved.
Yes you can do this in buffalo
good for her
I asked about this and the office staffed looked at me like i was making it up, wouldnt give me any info at all of how to start the process.
Are you in the housing choice voucher program? Not all though have homeownership programs.
@@marigailcooper8925 I have a housing choice voucher, I can stay in a house or in an apartment so long as the landlord is willing to have a property inspected by mha
How can I find out if this program is available in my city and without criticism. Hardworking single mom*
What city are you in ?
Go to your local section 8 office in your area.
I know this is 10 months old but if you are interested in the program, you need to ask your housing authority or Section 8 office (not the landlord) about the "Section 8 Homeownership Program."
Amen ❤
I Have Never Been Able Here To Get A Voucher For An Apartment, Let Alone Section 8 Housing Which Has Always Been Closed To ME ONLY. I Have Had About An 800 Credit Score At Different Times Money To Put Down On It. I Been Wanting A Voucher For Over Twenty Years Don't Ask I Know Plenty Of People Who Get One Even Women Just Out Of Jail Literally With A Less Than Perfect 560 Score. I Worked Hard And Have Nothing To Show For This Monies Gone Sick No Decent Job.
You got to be 1) black, 2) unemployed, 3) 2 - 20 baby daddy's, 4) ghetto AF/hood then the flood gates open for you.
They only pick certain people, an 800 credit score is better than mine so I don't think you would qualify for any kind of government assistance because I can't at all.
I'm in the same boat, they kept declining me also, told me I needed 10 people living with me to even get it, I just gave up after that, so when the housing market crashed in 2008 I bought a brand new home for 92k with my nice credit score, today that home is paid off, I'm mortgage free now. In your face section 8😊
This is how it works. Since there are SO many people in big cities, they can only open their lists to accept applications once in a blue moon. You have to stay on top of them. You have to call them on a regular basis to see if their list is open. And when they do take applications they have a lottery pull. IF they draw your name and you still qualify for a voucher you'll get one. If they don't draw your name, you have to go thru the process all over again. It can take years to get a housing voucher but you can't give up.
@@GoonyMclinux no they don't pick certain people. They pick those whose names they draw in their lottery drawings. That's how that works.
This is wonderful. I wonder where all the money comes from? 🤔
Trees lol
Federal Reserve Bank
Probably the same place money for unnecessary and appalling wars, and the funds to pay useless representatives and politicians comes from.
I'm looking into homeownership rent to own I am on section 8 and I have a one-bedroom voucher looking into transferring mine to a new location
The thing with section 8 is that some people take advantage of it , and it kills it for people who really need it
The thing is, people take advantage of EVERYTHING!! You actually are supposed to take advantage of social programs when you need them. People have been taking advantage of govt. help and giveaways for HUNDREDS of years. European immigrants benefitted from them like no one else. Acres upon acres, upon acres, upon acres of land were passed out to them exclusively. Homestead act.and more programs before that.
@@InspiredByEbonyLoveGreat post.
That's actually rare. HUD and local agencies are improving in developing systems to weed out those who are fraudulently using these programs. Anyone attempting to abuse the system isn't very bright because playing with the feds won't end well for them.
Awesome thanks
I have a family of 3 n im trying to get a home for my kids there in college n my youngest is 15 n no help in Omaha City need help with this
Section 8 is closed in michigan
Congratulations 🎉
Do better in life.
❤
It depends what state you live in. California has the highest home buying price in the nation. It also depends how much you earn . If you're on SSI , Social Security or disability or have a low income then it takes forever to save up for the down payment. In high residential states it's very difficult. The way the program works it that it matches whatever you pay rent each month and puts it in an account for a certain amount of time. With that income you can buy a home. The catch is that it has to be earned income from a W-4 , self employment etc. Any kind go government assistance then section 8 doesn't qualify you for the program.
Sec 8 blows
Shared my story on Facebook UA-cam over the years including the paperwork me being bullied some of the places trying to get housing assistance I've worked all of my life all I want to do is return back to work permanent housing and I need to get my health in order
I know a few other people have been bullied by the system because the child has been abused and been denied housing assistance and every other type of public assistance homeless such as myself some people served in our government in one way or the other happened to them such as bootleg BBQ he's well-known here in Baltimore his last name is Davis politicians here in Maryland and has been fighting for justice like I have all these years like so many other marylanders I am begging the system to please give me emergency housing and to stop lying and sending me an email saying I'm not in your system when I am when I get to print out and every paperwork
Yeeez
IM SORRY TO SAY SHES WHITE TOO MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR HER CONGRATULATIONS I AM HAPPY FOR HER
Ccdli of long island ny has asked me for a copy of my birth certificate and bank statements. Is that routine?
I don’t understand my son got a child make a $16 an hour I’m gonna have some for my rent was $95 with all the way to nine hunger and one month my social worker put it on there and deleted it two days later like she wants us to pay it at and you know curvy man I’m on low income my check is hundred dollars on my😢😢😢
what :( a 3 bedroom house and i cant even get a 2 bedroom with my voucher bc its just me to get out of an apartment into a house. dang. makin me feel robbed
Is there a program like this in Illinois
Yes
@zontaviabanks4560 more info please and thank you
Thank G-D for that.
Dammm y work?
It's called disability. Some people really need to educate themselves before making fools of themselves.
@marigailcooper8925 not everyone on it has real disabilities did I hit a nerve 🤔
@@jonathangarcia4089 the government doesn't give you money just because you're lazy. People like you are fools. I hope you don't call yourself a Christian.
I'd like to use ours to purchase the home we're renting. But the landlords won't allow it
If you purchased a house, you would no longer have a landlord because you would be a homeowner. If you are interested in the program, you need to ask your housing authority or Section 8 office (not the landlord) about the "Section 8 Homeownership Program."
Do all States supposed to have this program?
It is an option for the housing authority to offer homeownership but most do
where is the link for the section 8 voucher i want to get a home for my family
call the local housing authority in your city/town or county and see if they have a homeownership program.
You're welcome
And you're welcome that I paid your mother's, father's and/or grandparents SS retirement when I could still work.
So the government pays 70% of the house payment, and when its paid off and it doubles in value, the sec 8er gets all the money! What a fool I was working forty years to buy a house and earn a pension, when all had to do was fill out some forms. WTF!
Trust me. You'd rather be able to work than to have to deal with numerous health issues like I have and some are potentially fatal.
How do I do this I'm in Florida I just got my section 8 voucher how do I do this
Did u ever find out I have a voucher
@@MargaretBarbaree-o7t call your section 8 office and ask them what you need to do .
Contact your Housing Authority or Case Worker and ask about the Homeownership Program. Every Housing Authority offers this in all states, I believe.
Can we pay attention and be real with others. This will make a lot of people lazy. Screw people over.
They say Section 8 is 7-8 years long for waiting list. To save time and cut in front of the line. File DV case with your partner and you automatically get a Section 8 housing. 😂
This is how the system is supposed to work. Too many would think living on what the gubmint owes them is how things are supposed to be.
Its redistribution of wealth aka taking someone elses money without their consent to give to another person that hasn't earned it. Also try going without paying your property taxes and see if that house is still yours!
Where do you think your mother and father's SS retirement money comes from? Tax payers. Same as where you will get yours.
@@marigailcooper8925 Your not only dumb but stupid if you think there will be any future money for people paying now into retirement
"Its redistribution of wealth aka taking someone elses money without their consent to give to another person that hasn't earned it."
What you are describing is profit for the ownership class. The ownership class is not productive, does not work, and is parasitic. They are made up of people who simply own businesses (or shares of businesses) and take the difference between their costs (including salaries) and their revenue and then keep the difference, aka "profit." That profit (aka the worker's "excess value") and their owner (unless they are a worker as well) did not earn any of the money; the workers did. It's wealth distribution from the productive working class to the parasitic capitalist class. If you are opposed to people taking money they have not earned, you should be opposed to the ownership class, not working, and disabled people trying to simply avoid being homeless. If people were paid what they were actually worth (such as in co-ops), most would not need assistance. Instead, the ownership class, like the Walton family, pays their workers starvation wages and expects the taxpayer to subsidize their low wages with things like Medicaid, food stamps, and Section 8.
First of all, I've worked and paid taxes for years. You're welcome that your parents/grandparents got their SS retirement from my paid in taxes. Disabled people if their income is low enough quality for property tax exemption and I do so.......
@@marigailcooper8925 The system is still rigged. Benefits have to be greatly inflated to cover the rise in costs which means you get back more than what you actually pay into it
Do they require the people to take care of the property, pay their HOA fees, and not bring trashy ass habits into nice neighborhoods? I get wanting a better life but why bring ghetto behaviors into it?
Yes. We voucher holders have to take care of the property and homes. If not, the housing authorities will not pay their portion of the mortgage. We still have annual inspections on our homes and properties to make sure we're maintaining them and that everything is in proper working order. I pay my HOA fees and I do not have nasty habits. I too was a taxpayer for many years before becoming disabled. I'm not ghetto either. This is why many people won't take housing vouchers anymore because they associate them with ghetto behaviors. I've had homeowners tell me that's the reason they won't take housing vouchers which is why it's extremely difficult to find a nice home to rent.
WOW ! The only trashy ass habit here is your attitude , rudeness , lack of common decency or even basic manners and your comment .
smdh
Section 8 is all Taxpayers money. And 9 out of 10 section 8 were black in CA.
Lol
Lies I live in California I see more others than blacks in these housing authority communities and on Section 8
Every road you drive on, stoplight, law enforcement, emergency services, public service agency and entity that makes this a functional and relatively safe place to be is taxpayer money. Suck it up! So what? What do you care about who is classified as “ black” and what they may or may not receive? What is it to you?
I live in a low income housing environment that goes by the government name of "Section 8." Me and a group of my allies control certain areas of this section in order to run our illegitimate business. We possess unregistered firearms, stolen vehicles, mind-altering inhibitors and only use cash for financial purchases. If anyone would like to settle unfinished altercations, I will be more than happy to release my address. I would like to warn you; I am a very dangerous person and I regularly disobey the law.
I guess working isn't worth it when you can live off someone else's sweat.
So if your mother and father become disabled and can't work they don't deserve SS disability? You can become disabled at the drop of a hat.
Ignorant
You need to do your research. Most people of Section 8 actually work they just cant afford the full amount of rent
Such a fool.
The rest of us have to work hard buy our own stuff and pay taxes so other people can do nothing and own a home. You shouldn't be able to take from the pot if you haven't contributed to the pot. You end generation poverty by getting off your ass. Not simply taking from other people.
Yes! Exactly!
Hand up, not hand out.
-Prez Bill Clinton
So if your mother and/or father became disabled and couldn't work you'd have the same mind set? FYI, I contributed MANY years before I became disabled. I even worked through my disabilities until I no longer could. Think before you let your mouth overload other parts of your body.
@@marigailcooper8925 what's this have to do with disability?
@@marigailcooper8925they're talking about people who aren't disabled and can work but dont want to
It’s not yours, it’s the bank.
We bought her a home
And I paid your parents and grandparents SS retirement when I paid taxes before I became disabled. Don't make stupid comments.
Say thank you to all the hard working tax payers who made this possible for you and keeps on providing threw their paychecks
Just like when I paid taxes for many years before becoming disabled for those who were disabled and retired. Where do you think your mother and father's SS retirement comes from? Everyone else's tax dollars. Apparently you don't have a problem with them receiving other's tax dollars.
You’re so bitter that poor people are able to achieve something with some help.
@@marigailcooper8925the ignorance! I'm happy for you and I hope you experience a lifetime of good memories in your new home!
@@marigailcooper8925I agree!!and let's not forget people who passed away before receiving their benefits. Where dose that money go? Back into the system!!
Tell your parents and grandparent to thank me for my taxes paying their SS retirement when I was able to work. You're welcome.
If you are a landlord you are crazy to take Section 8. The tenants will screw you on a third of the rent. Section 8 will never have your back. Don't bother.
That’s what the courts and eviction is for. All landlords have that option regardless of how the tenancy is set up.
BS I dont buy it. Sounds easy cause its not true. .
Well, here I am living in my house, so, yeah it is.
Can you do this in Buffalo NY
Call the housing authority in your city or county. Good luck.
Rarely do they take care of the home
People see the ugly side of section 8/housing vouchers on the news and associate vouchers to thugs and high crime properties. Not everyone who is low income and on housing thug criminals. I take very GOOD care of my homes I've lived in as you can see proof from my home I'm in now.
Excuse you. I take VERY good care of my home. Been here a year and a half now. I have made upgrades due to a lawsuit I won last year. New bathroom, added a food pantry and bought a Generac whole home generator. Stop the judgement it makes you look foolish.