Any tips on where to begin my venture is greatly appreciated also.

Craig,I took a quick stroll on 7e Note Investment site.

I’m benefiting from being really close to the site of the soon to be finished Obama library. 

Otherwise, you could also provide prevention recommendations somewhere on the lease that includes what you've mentioned above.Assuming you don't have a lawyer to help with your rental agreement you can find some sample clauses on a site such as Law Insider.

I'm curious if this discrepancy is typical of other regions as well.How accurate is the data on this site?

I had to call about 200 lenders (no exaggeration) to learn of 4 lenders who did this and I have some tips.

Great to have you on the site. 

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

The website 51west.properties also scores low on scam advisor ("owner is using a service to hide their identity, high number of suspicious websites on the server, registrar has a high % of spammers and fraud sites, website is (very) young, website appears to be hosted by a company with a bad reputation", all according to https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/51west.properties...)Trust your instincts. 

I don't beleive this is true based on the IRS site stating you don't have to issue a 1099 if you are "not engaged in a trade or business."