Quote from @Jaren Taylor: Quote from @Chris Mason: If you have the ability to market and raise money, then you secure the down payment, and do the normal commercial mortgage process. 

Quote from @Zara Massoud: Your new PM is correct and the old ones were wrong.The property manager must have your social security or tax ID number on file.

I've never had an issue. we don't get security deposits or sign any leases.

Would it be a good idea to take a deposit to secure the deal until the rule clears?

If so, you can use the security deposits from both tenants to cover missed rent. 

As a reminder, this was not just a standard break-up, but a toxic-split which led to the brothers not speaking to each other in the years that followed (in addition to lawsuits being filed).

-Finding off-market deals and securing financing with limited capital.

We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.

Here's the deal: You don't need to withdraw and return the current security deposit just to collect the additional $100.

Our names go on title and our loans have the real estate as collateral so they are “secured loans.”