Homosexual renters vs straight renters. Doesn't matter so long as they pay?

[Jordan L.]

Since "don't ask don't tell" was officially repealed today, I'm curious to RE investors, does it matter if your renters are gay or not? If you have gay renters, annecdotally as renters, are they worse, better, or the same compared to straight renters?

[J Scott]

How exactly do you know if someone os gay if they don't tell you?

My guess is that anyone who has had a sizable number of tenants has probably had gay tenants without even knowing it. As such, i imagine it's pretty hard to get a realistic sampling of whether gay people make good or bad tenants.

My guess is also that someone's attitudes towards gay people will affect their perception of whether they were good tenants or not as well.

Btw, I would guess that someone's sexual orientation wouldn't significantly contribute to whether they would be good tenants or not. I've never seen any studies that indicate sexual preference has any impact on credit-worthiness, trust-worthiness or integrity... :)