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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Low Income Housing Not Exclusively Accommodating For Recipients!

By Gavin J. King

The stimulus money the feds have released into the economy has had a huge impact on the real estate market, including allowing cities to use the fund to purchase low income housing. With unemployment so staggeringly high, the government has decided to do this to help poor people and boost the real estate market.

Many of our tax dollars are gathered and labeled to help the indigent in our ranks. Without this boost the city governments may not have acted quickly enough to make sure they could house all of the poor people right now.

The alternative is to pay people who own the properties a contracted rate, which is adjusted and guaranteed by the municipality.

Many of the low income housing residents are facing recent unemployment, while others may be long term disabled, but everyone who qualifies will need the help. To prevent people from abusing the system, this type of housing is only offered for a specific term in many cases, although there are exceptions to that rule too.

The owners of the low income housing can qualify for special tax exemptions for agreeing to allow their property to be used to house the poor. To make sure that participating property owners do not get the shaft in dealing with the low income housing participants, the government guarantees the rent will be collected and paid to help defray concerns on participating.

As a strategy, some beginner real estate investors locate low income housing programs to help fill their properties because it is a predictable income which helps them plan their investing strategies. This furthers the notion that everyone involved will come out OK when participating in low income housing programs. With these risk managing strategies put to full use, your real estate investments will not be as risky as they previously were. - 23222

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