I gut says yes, however if I have 10 applicants, I don't know if its common practice with these web based rental applications to charge each that applies verses with paper applications/checks, payment can be returned if an applicant doesn't even qualify enough to have the backround/credit check done. 

Last summer I started scouring the web and YouTube for more information on Real Estate investing.  

My goal would be to bring in enough rental income to offset the expenses so that I can reduce my housing expenses as close to zero as possible.I've seen some scattered info on the web that deducting taxes from owner-occupied rentals is a bit different (square footage versus # bedrooms rented out versus pro-rata, etc).

It is hard to find a bunch of LLC's that don't have a web page or any easy way to find them, so the list brokers pass a lot of owners up.

., 210=Single, 220=Duplex, 230=Triplex, 411=Apartments) listed but no way to search for them based on the code on their web page.

Hurdlr - It's pretty great so far, not having an actual web site to analyze your data is probably biggest complaint, which they are planning for down the road.  

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There are many suggested tips for providing a great experience for guests found on the web; however, what would you say are the non-negotiables for providing comfort?

That is a TOTALLY legit practice.However, what has evolved from that is basically a RE match maker service where the "wholesaler" gets a contract lined up with the option to assign it to an end Buyer, and then markets it to find a Buyer. 

I market the letters and provide mutltiple means of getting back to me including a web site so the sell can do some research before reaching out to me if they so desire