CA has more than half of the nations homeless/unsheltered persons. 

Also, you don’t need a business license just to look at properties, but if you buy a bigger property, like a multi-family unit, you might need a certificate of occupancy, depending on the local rules.For business trips, most expenses can be deductible, but if it’s part personal and part business, you can only deduct the business portion.

For in person connections try some local real estate meetup groups.

I let the booking expire and figured it was a troll.I then get another request from the same person about a month later for the same dates.

I get that you are from there so you are getting emotional and taking my comments personal, which were not my intentions. 

Be sure to actually contact the landlord for verification—fake references are more common than you’d think.In-Person Meeting: Meeting potential roommates in person is a great way to get a feel for compatibility.

And you can't legally dictate how much they carry for personal belongings. 

. -- lots of factors to consider (including your personal strategy), but here are a few high level metrics to compare the most populous zip codes in HuntsvilleWelcome to drop me a message if you are interested in checking out the full report 

Each room has its own unique theme and personality, making the home truly one of a kind.

But the risk to the seller on this deal is immense you have a guy tying up a property who has no ability to close it and then sell it to whoever will give him money and that person could be nefarious get into title rip rents could give 2 craps about the sellers credit etc etc..