How Do I Search for Information
There are five methods of searching for information in the Resource Desk. Each method allows you to access all of the information in the system. The most frequently used methods of searching the database are the Keyword Search and the Categories List.

1. Keyword Search - The Keyword Search allows you to search the entire database for any documents or questions that contain the word or phrase you type into the Keyword Search box. (There is also a drop-down list of commonly used words and phrases that you may use to make your selection.) This method will return only those documents and questions that contain the exact word or phrase that you have entered. For example, if you enter "owner incentive," you will only receive items that contain the words "owner incentive." If the question contains the words "incentive to owners," it will not be returned in your search.

2. Categories List (Alpha Sort) - This option provides a list of topics for which to search in the database. Each item in the database has been assigned a "category." These categories are listed here in alphabetical order. For example, if you select "owner incentive" from the categories list, you will receive all questions that relate to owner incentives, although a much smaller number of the questions actually contain the words "owner incentive." For this reason we suggest using the Categories Search in addition to the Keywords Search.

   Two methods of searching the database are structured around OAHP documents - The Operating Procedures Guide (OPG) & its Appendices and the Portfolio Restructuring Agreement (Public Version).

3. Operating Procedures Guide (OPG) & Appendices - Selecting the Operating Procedures Guide will allow you to search by OPG Chapter (or Appendix). For example, if you are looking for information on Rent Comparability Review Requirements, you can select Chapter 11, Section 2 of the OPG and submit your search. You will receive the Section 11-2 of the OPG, as well as any questions that pertain Rent Comparability Review Requirements.

4. Portfolio Restructuring Agreement (Public Version) - This options allows searches based on the various sections of a standard (public version) PRA. As with the OPG search, results will include any resources and questions coded to the same category as the section of the PRA that you have selected.

5. The final search option in the database is the Forms search. Choosing to search based on a form will return not only the form itself, but any other resources or questions that are related to the form. The forms are sorted into the following categories: HUD forms (i.e., HUD-92273, Rent Comparability Grid), LEGAL forms (i.e., Regulatory Agreement, Restructuring Note), OPG Forms (i.e., Form 10.2 Electronic Submission of PAE's Lite Conclusions) and forms related to Notice H 98-34 (i.e., Sample Notification Letters).