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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Low Income Living Accommodations Not Only 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.

With the economy sinking so low and unemployment engulfing the job market, for the government to do this is a step in the right direction. 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.

Without the recent changes, a city would have to contract for a certain agreed upon payment for the rental property and then, reluctantly, property owners may agree to allow the poor families to rent from them.

The problems some of these renters face range across the spectrum from permanent disability to short term unemployment, but the all are in need so it helps them. 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. This tax break is multiplied when you understand that the government also guarantees the rent for the properties so that property owners are not too afraid to participate in the low income housing programs.

Many real estate investors who are just getting started try to find low income programs to make sure they can cover their own liabilities in their investments. This helps the retention rates of people participating in low income housing programs and helps reward them for taking on risky clients otherwise. - 23159

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