I also work for a Fortune 2000 company (healthcare) and I'm looking to invest in REI.

I dunno if I'd pay the fee and drink the Kool Aid. 

Thia is so ****ed up to top it off I have been getting state aid to pay my rent and they want to go back 10 months and charge me all those late fees.

Our hospitals bring many people into the area, and we are going to see a tremendous increase in health care to take care of the 50,000 or more new residents that are projected to move here. 

According to the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act:Even if a landlord has a no pet policy in place, the law does not consider service animals as pets and therefore the service animal is exempt from such a restriction.Service animals are allowed anywhere a person would go, including food areas that would normally restrict an animal’s presence.Landlords cannot charge a pet deposit or pet fee for service animals, however the tenant is liable for any damage that the service animal may cause.Landlords can require written verification from the tenant’s health care provider that they are disabled but cannot ask for any specifics about the disability.Landlords can require written verification from the tenant’s health care provider that the service animal is needed.Landlords can request copies of the animal’s health records to prove the animal is in good health, parasite-free and immunized/vaccinated.Landlords can write warnings or even evict a tenant with a service animal if the animal is disturbing others, posing a threat to others or causing considerable damage to the property.In other words, you can ask for appropriate paperwork concerning the tenant’s need for the service animal and to verify the animal’s health. 

I have done well here at BP so far with meeting people to aid me in my Real Estate ventures and hope this will be a success as well.

again, they need to get off the internet, no clue what they are doingl ITS THE SAME EXACT way as renting to anyone, just more paperwork,All the best  There are people drinking tons of kool-aid from all these online gurus.

As a fellow healthcare professional, I am rooting for you!

Healthcare and construction are the biggest industries. 

Analytical skills and research skills aid greatly in determining costs, value add opportunities, negotiation points.