Peter LohmannAll Things Residential Property Management | CEO of RL Property Management | Co-Founder of Crane

Section 8 tenants stay 3x longer... here’s why that matters

6 Sept 2025 · 0 min

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In this brief commentary, the speaker emphasizes that Section 8 tenants tend to remain in rental units about three times longer than typical market tenants. He frames this longevity as a key advantage for property investors, whose primary objective is long‑term profitability rather than monthly cash flow. By retaining tenants for at least a year and a half, investors begin to see a reduction in turnover‑related costs and an improvement in overall returns. The speaker therefore positions Section 8 tenancy as a strategy for achieving stable, long‑term income streams.

Beyond a doubt, our Section 8 tenants probably stay 3 times longer than a regular tenant. So when you're an investor, I mean, your ultimate goal is to make money over the long haul. It's not to make money every single month. It's how much do you make over the entirety of a property and how long that tenant stays in that property. My goal is you want somebody in a property for at least a year and a half, because I think at that point you really start seeing a turn in your costs. So Section 8 tenants, you know, they stay for years.