I bought a portfolio of nine Section 8 houses with a close friend back in 2019, and we sold them in January 2024.
In ~ 4.5 years of owning the properties, there were 4 good days:
The day we bought, the day we refinanced, the day we received proceeds from an insurance claim (thieves broke in and destroyed one of the houses), and the day we sold.
Every other day was miserable.
Section 8 was a one and done for me. Very tough to make money, nobody competent wants to manage them, and one or two bad, irresponsible tenants can wipe out the cash flow from the rest of the portfolio.
Let's face it: The role of U.S. intelligence in emboldening Trudeau to pick a geopolitical fight with India could have a bearing on the direction of U.S.-India ties, not least by reinforcing India's imperative for strategic autonomy. The task of building mutual trust now becomes harder.
Less clear is what Ottawa and Washington have sought to achieve against India through allegations arising from the murky world of espionage, where the line between information and disinformation is easily blurred. With neither Ottawa nor Washington willing to present any video, audio or forensic evidence in support, can vague, unsubstantiated allegations about a "potential" India link to a terrorist's killing serve any purpose, other than to make New Delhi rethink its nascent foreign-policy tilt toward the West?