Affordable housing search should be understandable, transparent, and completely free.
Find My Housing was created to help renters bypass the years-long Section 8 waitlists by instantly matching individuals and families to an under-reported supply of privately-owned, government-subsidized income-based rentals across America.
Why We Built This
For millions of Americans, finding affordable housing is a stressful, anxious, and exhaustingly fragmented process. Public waitlists are frozen, government program rules are buried in complex databases, and renters are forced to call hundreds of properties blindly—often wasting hard-earned money on non-refundable application fees.
We built Find My Housing to solve that. Our discovery engine searches thousands of active, subsidized properties—including low-income tax-credit (LIHTC), senior (Section 202), rural (USDA), and second-chance rental options—that operate independent of the traditional Section 8 voucher process.
We are a fully independent B2C information service. We do not represent landlords, property management networks, or federal housing agencies. Our only loyalty is to you, the renter.
Our Data Integrity
We extract housing data directly from primary state and federal sources, standardize street coordinates, and map listings directly against local Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds.
Every entry undergoes automated data verification combined with routine spot checks to filter out outdated, inaccurate, or inactive postings before they reach our renter tools.
Earning and keeping renter trust
We design every feature around radical clarity, high accessibility, and absolute safety for renters under housing stress.
100% Free to Search
We never charge renters to search our database, calculate their local AMI eligibility limits, or browse local properties. No hidden credit card walls or account locks.
Independent & Neutral
We are not leasing agents, landlords, or brokers, nor are we a government agency. We explain housing options in plain English so you can make informed decisions.
Strict Renter Privacy
We minimize data collection, process eligibility details only to filter matches, and will never sell your personal or financial profiles to marketing brokers.
Who is behind Find My Housing?
Our tools, eligibility workflows, and renter education articles are built and reviewed daily by housing operations specialists and software engineers.
Rachel Milano
Housing Programs Specialist
Rachel Milano is a housing specialist and former social worker who spent years helping low-income families, seniors, and people in crisis navigate affordable housing applications and support programs. She joined Find My Housing to make eligibility rules, waitlist processes, and housing resources easier for renters to understand. She reviews renter-facing content for clarity, fairness, and real-world usefulness.
Credentials
- Former social worker supporting families with housing placement and benefits navigation
- Experience helping renters understand subsidized housing applications and documentation requirements
- Leads housing guidance review for renter education content
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Ethan Parker
Founder & Lead Software/Data Engineer
Ethan Parker is a software and data engineer who builds systems that turn fragmented public housing data into searchable, renter-friendly tools. He started Find My Housing after seeing how difficult it was for ordinary renters to interpret AMI limits, property records, and agency terminology across multiple sources. He oversees data pipelines, validation workflows, search infrastructure, and eligibility logic across the platform.
Credentials
- Builds data pipelines for public-interest and location-based search products
- Oversees property data normalization, validation rules, and tool reliability
- Leads platform engineering for housing search and eligibility features
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Marcus Holloway
Affordable Housing Property Operations Advisor
Marcus Holloway is an affordable housing property manager with more than 15 years of experience working with income-restricted communities, resident operations, leasing compliance, and recertification processes. He helps Find My Housing reflect how affordable housing actually works at the property level, from application flow to documentation review and resident communication. His input helps ensure the platform stays practical for renters and grounded in on-the-ground operations.
Credentials
- 15+ years managing affordable and income-restricted housing communities
- Experience with leasing operations, recertifications, and resident eligibility workflows
- Advises on property-level compliance practices and renter application realities
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Editorial Transparency
We are dedicated to presenting data accurately. We explicitly document where our data originates, what formulas are used to calculate median incomes, and what limitations exist in public data.
Providing realistic expectations prevents renters from wasting critical time chasing unavailable options. If you notice a typo, out-of-date rent, or an error in eligibility criteria, let us know immediately.
What We Do Not Do
We are not an application portal, housing authority, or social service agency. We do not determine official housing eligibility, manage property waitlists, distribute vouchers, or set monthly rents.
All applications, financial checks, and leasing criteria must be submitted directly to and are approved solely by the specific property manager or state/federal program director.
Our role is strictly educational: providing you with clean, search-optimized lists of subsidized addresses so you can apply directly to properties you are qualified for.
Official Regulatory Disclaimer
Find My Housing is a private, fully independent informational resource. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, or any state housing finance agency. All public data-derived listings, rent caps, and income criteria are compiled for educational guidance; final eligibility determinations and leasing statuses rest solely with the property management or respective program administrators.
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