The tenant does not have to publicly share their SSN with the landlord - something tenants are becoming more and more sensitive to.  

SSL certificates to handle sensitive information?  

i offered him a free place to stay at another home of mine that is vacant (it doesnt have the modern conveniences but its a free place to stay.i dont know if the tenants are extremely sensitive to dust and airborne particles? 

Homeowners facing foreclosure are very sensitive on the subject and showing up on their doorstep is probably not going to end well for you.  

You need to have that convo with all three credit reporting agencies, ensuring you address each and every duplicate entry resulting from it being  moved from collections agency #1 to collections agency #2 to #3 and so on.Your local lender in Texas can help you quickly remove the dispute if it's time sensitive. 

If I wanted to gather a bunch of like-minded investors and we pool our money to find investor properties, is there a site or service that will allow us to do that - taking care of all legal requirements for safeguarding and providing appropriate representation for every investor, and whatever else is legally required to operate this entity - buy, collect rent, pay taxes, manage expenses etc.I wanted to see how easy it is to work with strangers locally to invest in real estate.

I know this is a very sensitive topic and a business that is in a very gray area.

the protected class in SECTION 3.1 of NCGS 143-422.2 "It is the public policy of this State to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination or abridgement on account of race, religion, color, national origin, age, biological sex or handicap by employers which regularly employ 15 or more employees."

The information in those books helped me to understand others and to be more sensitive. 

@Jonathan PliszkaThe areas of the city that i'm looking into are in the northwest side of the city so: albany park,Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Edgewater(if a good deal comes along lived there before and i love it there would like in this building if i had one there), and Rogers Park.You read my mind with your reply on section 8 since i didn't believe you could be forced to comply with section 8 housing standards but with it being such a sensitive subject i want to have a very solid policy on this. i am in favor of doing a move in fee over a deposit for the specific reason that you brought up deposits cause so many problems when it's time to give them back and people tend to like move in fees since it's easier for them to move into a place since it's normally never more than say like $500 or $600. with your pet fee do you charge a monthly rent amount as well ?