If you ever run into a Fair Housing Tester who qualified per the rental criteria and lost out to a subsequent applicant you are going to have to explain that in a lot more detail  than I would ever want to.Most of us are not attorney's and would prefer not to pay for them.

I did miss the reference to the "guest" in the subsequent post, and that does seem a little sketchy now that you point it out. 

You're not doing anything new or clever, you're just making my life more difficult because when one of my tenants has a landlord before me that deals with them in this manner, it's hard to build a good relationship with them.To reiterate my previous point, if you lose a hearing where you cannot justify having kept some of the tenant's deposit, there will be some record of that even if they do owe you money for utilities and are subsequently forced to repay you.

With that being said, ideally I would want someone who could accompany me when I go to tour the potential properties and be able to give me an assessment of repairs and subsequent costs prior to me submitting an offer.  

Therefore, if your MAO is subsequently rejected, YOU have already decided that offering more is "not allowable"!

Notwithstanding the aforesaid provisions, if the acts constituting the discriminatory practice that is the object of the complaint are committed by the same natural person who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting a discriminatory practice, then the civil penalties set forth in clauses (b) and (c) may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any subsequent discriminatory practice occurred."

My husband and I would like to purchase a new primary residence and rent out the home we currently own in Woodinville (Seattle area suburb) as an entree into real estate investment. Is there a way to leverage equity f...

If you charge an extra $125/month for these units as fully furnished properties, you will break even on the furniture after a year and subsequently make an extra $1500/unit for the next two years until the furniture needs to be replaced.Also, you can depreciate this furniture on your taxes as a business expense which is another plus.

*****************In subsequent dealings with this woman, she demanded more and more firmly that I take the ad down.This is a scam - what happens is that "her father" sends you a cashier's check, but it's for double the amount.  

There have been some fairly tremendous lawsuits and subsequent settlements by property managements companies who failed to address bed bug infestations in their buildings.As far as getting the units checked between tenants I would be careful.