The pastor reached out to me, asking if hard money could fund this.Im pretty sure it cannot.I've nothing to do with this church whatsoever (or religion in general), but I do like to help people who are striving to help others.

Its good to run their credit, see their total monthly income is no more than 1/3 of the rent, also ask for references from past landlord, also ask for a ledger from the landlord(now some might not keep one, but basically it is a report of when they paid their rent and any additional charges such as late fees and deductions from security deposit ) Don't forget "Property owners and managers are subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which prohibits "any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make such preference, limitation or discrimination."

Imagine you overbid another person on a house by 150K and then you read an article that based on "sex, age, veterans status, religion, race..." this other person was "a better fit" for the neighborhood.

It is actually used by the students as a meeting place for their religion based organization and not as a residence.

Not that I would actually discriminate due to race/color/religion etc. but could I use personality/age as a reason not to accept someone who applies for one of my bedrooms. 

Hi Duane,Just a heads up.The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing, both public and private, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability.https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act_overviewGood Luck!

This was due to a large mormon population in the 80's and 90's.

Your credit score can change, depending on how the information in your consumer report changes.Your credit score:Date:Scores range from a low of______to a high of______Key factors that adversely affected your credit score:[Number of recent inquiries on consumer report, as a key factor]If you have any questions regarding your credit score, you should contact [entity that provided the credit score] at:Address:[Toll-free] Telephone number:__________]]Notice: The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age (provided the applicant has the capacity to enter into a binding contract); because all or part of the applicant's income derives from any public assistance program; or because the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.

They are closing across the world as younger people are rejecting religion.

Not just the Catholic Church, here in Canada nearly every major religion is in serious decline in membership.