Sid Hoffman , gimp, I really hope you are right about it being a listing typo! Or open to multiple families moving in, which seems pretty risky for the owner. I think section 8 goes by family, eg couple with 2 kids gets 1 voucher @ max 2200, not 4 vouchers @ 2200 each, so it would have to be multiple families to make up the rent. I think.
A friend of mine owns some rentals. He says he's had some potential tenants come to him and say they'll do section 8 and pay the rest under the table (I.e. Hey don't qualify for sec 8).
Wow. Well, I really hope that someone who can pay 5000/mo out of pocket plus ridiculous utilities hasn't somehow gotten qualified.
I think I've seen that house! When we lived in that area. Since you're looking at a job, I'll just add that Howard County is a nice place to be!
Aw, and you didn't jump on your opportunity to rent/buy it? You missed out! My husband just landed an interview up there, and his family lives in Howard as do some friends, so it would be convenient. We've never lived in that county, but used to live in MoCo and we were over there all the time. But it does seem pretty pricey compared to where we are now. Debating our options for renting vs potential salary and commute so he knows the salary range needed. It's not looking good.