I haven't read the article so don't know if its applicable to your situation but thought it might be of interest to you Los Angeles moves to regular Airbnb rentalshttp://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-airbnb...

I know you can't tell an applicant that, but can you tell an existing tenant that or is that discrimination as well?  

Account Closedas others have mentioned: 1031 is not applicable in your situation in particular and when investing with IRA/401k in general.What you need is a self-directed IRA.

You have to have a plan that shows specific numbers as goals or milestones to be reached so that their performance effects applicable funds injection that will in fact create the real building blocks necessary to get you the Multi-unit-building you envision to own someday.

I've used it to verify old landlords of applicants for rentals.

Granted my experience is mainly for Texas but should be applicable. 

Hi @Tim Phillips I didn't find any Ohio limits on application fees here:http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/overview-la...I assume you are using an application first to screen potential applicants as you could have a statement on the application that there is a $35 nonrefundable fee even though you wouldn't be collecting that with the application.  

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

Thank you all for welcoming me, I look forward to listening to the pod cast to get more educated on what's new, what's old and what's works today, I know a lot has changed in the last 4-5 years, with the housing market, even in a good market for homebuyers, I need to be more sharp on what applications and techniques work, I also have a question is it better to be a realtor in the investing segment of real estate?

Then a value dispute may need to be attempted to get it lower, if a value dispute is applicable per investor guidelines.