If you don't turn in your certificate and get a deed, the law assumes you have ownership, but it's not completely clear-cut.

@Eric Peters my brother and sister in law have been agents for over 30 years and are located in Venice.

Statewide laws signed in 2023 now allow ADUs to be built on every residential property. 

Harry Marsh Law (most used by wholesalers) He has a copy of sample contracts in his websites that are easy to use when starting.

Just make sure you follow your local landlord tenant laws to follow any required processes.

I do not have as much experience there with the laws, rates, and occupancy.

Discrimination is NOT against the law.

MN law also allows tenants the right to “pay and stay” if we begin the formal eviction process.

I also volunteer my time as a board member of the RPA (Rental Property Association of Wisconsin), a non-profit REIA and we focus on education, landlord-tenant law and lobbying on behalf of landlords in Madison.Networking is important especially in the beginning, because it gives you confidence to see other people's success when you are getting started.

FHA requires the borrower/buyer to be owner occupying the building, but state law requires that all lease transfer to the new owner and cannot be terminated solely due to ownership change.