As long as you follow fair housing rules, and don't use race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap in your criteria, it is your decision.

Hey all, I thought I'd seek the advice of people much smarter than me regarding this potential scenario...I recently came across a property in an up-and-coming area, where the current owner is a mentally handicapped older gentleman who inherited the property from his father and is tended to by a live-in caretaker.  

The parents left no will but the mother wanted the son to live in the home since he is mentally handicapped.

Also, in many states, no professional training or certification is required (I think to eliminate the cost burden on the handicapped person, self-training, but I don't really know).  

I should have removed him long ago but he is friends with the handicapped tenant next door and helps him out.

This will make the last unit viable.Minimum drawing requirements include, but are not limited to:Bear the seal of a register design professional, in compliance with Sections 33791.01, 4703.12, and 4733.14 of the Ohio Revised code.Plans shall be drawn to scale and shall be sufficiently clear, comprehensive, detailed, and legible so that a determination can be made for conformance with all of the applicable provisions of the currently adopted codes.Mechanical plans: unit types and sizes, system layout, ventilation requirements, and provisions, and control system diagram.Electrical plans: riser diagram including provisions for grounding, panel board schedules, lighting plan(s) and circuiting, power plan(s) and circuiting, and special systems plans.Energy calculations.Provide a site plan showing to scale the size and location of new contruction and all existing structures on the site, including setback and side yard dimensions, all property and interior lot lines, distances from lot lines, the locations of the nearest streets, the established street grades, types and sizes of all utility lines and the elevations of the proposed finished grades; drawn in accordance with an accurate boundary line survey.Submit plumbing plans and details that locate and describe all fixtures, fixture schedules, and show compliance to handicapped accessibility.

Special assessments (i.e. paving, public water or sewer, etc.)Condo Associations, (2 Deeds) need docs, check reservesHousing Restrictions (unrelated parties, student, over 55, handicap accessible, etc.)Zoning, wrong useMLS: Is it currently listed?

My FHA and the mortgage insurance handicaps me a little in achieving rental income covers mortgage.

Our stated criteria (we are intentionally vague since we don't charge screening fees, we prefer a wider applicant pool to choose from):Our Criteria:We do not deny housing for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, sexual orientation, marital status, or familial status.We do deny housing to individuals: when the application is not complete or accurate where there is not sufficient income/resources to pay rent and live (2x rent)where there is poor prior tenancy: evictions, violations, damage to rental property, poorly handled move outs, amounts are still owing to landlords or utilities.

Octuplets are likely to be retarded and handicapped.