The only advantage to section 8 is the guaranteed payments part of things. I have no idea how that compensates for the extra amount of damage guaranteed to be done by section 8'ers...
We have a rental, and we accepted a pseudo welfare ho* under the condition that her parents co sign. They did a terrible job on the place, lots of repairs needed, and I know we only got our rent because the parents raised hell about the possibility of a lien on their place.
They tried to duck out of being cosigners after a year, but upon the very first viewing, the main renter confessed to an eviction and a bankruptcy and that they were suing the current landlord. No fucking way in hell were they going to be staying there without the security of a cosigner!
After another six months, she "decided" to leave, although I am quite sure it was the cosigners decision.
We promptly started getting lots of calls from people on section 8 wanting to rent. I was convinced that it was friends of the departing tenant who wanted to secure the place and sublet it back to the departing tenant. Thanks for giving out our number, loser!
Nope! Husband looked into it, and there is much paperwork involved. We already had another friend who was interested, AND gainfully employed!
Easy decision.
*Pseudo welfare ho got benefits for her "disabled" kid, and benefits for taking care of him. And was sue happy, but not as far as we knew on any other assistance, she just wished she was.
Yes, she threatened to "take us to moderation court" on her way out, but we documented the hell out of the situation, sent her the info, and never heard a peep again. We even had to give her part of her security deposit back, although we did our best to spend it all on needed repairs.