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San Francisco Section 8: 135 Degrees Kills the Bed Bugs

James Wise#4 All Forums Contributor
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San Francisco Section 8: 135 Degrees Kills the Bed Bugs

San Francisco investors are used to overpriced properties, tenant-friendly rules, rent control, and weak cash flow. That is why so many California investors start looking out of state for cheaper Section 8 rental properties in markets like Chicago, Cleveland, and Milwaukee. But buying cheap rentals is not some passive fantasy. Section 8 cash flow comes with real problems, and bed bugs are one of them. This is what real boots-on-the-ground property management looks like: heat treatment, techs inside the property, bugs running for their lives, and the house getting pushed toward 135 degrees so the problem actually gets handled. If you are a San Francisco investor buying out of state, you need a real team on the ground that knows how to deal with the ugly stuff before it destroys your investment.