The voucher beats the mortgage. We prove it, listing by listing.
Section 8 (the Housing Choice Voucher program) pays landlords a rent set by HUD — and in the right markets that government-backed rent is higher than what the open market pays for the same house. CloseHound finds those houses automatically and underwrites every one.
How we score a deal, 0–100.
Every property is underwritten with your assumptions, then scored on four weighted fundamentals. The deals where the math works rise to the top.
Official numbers. No guesswork.
HUD SAFMR
Small Area Fair Market Rents — the official, ZIP-level voucher rent ceilings published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Live listings
For-sale properties and local market rents from licensed third-party real-estate data, refreshed and cached for speed.
Your assumptions
Down payment, rate, taxes, insurance, vacancy, management, maintenance and capex — every input is visible and editable.
Every market, graded honestly.
We won’t waste your screens. Each market gets an A–F cash-flow grade so you spend your time where the voucher reliably beats the market — and skip the appreciation traps.
Don’t see your market? You can screen any ZIP in the country from the screener — the curated list above is just where the opportunity is most concentrated.