It is truly sad to see this type of accusation.

If you have a down payment and monthly payments going toward the pay down of a property you have essentially created a mortgage and unless you are a mortgage broker and have qualified the tenant buyer looking at all of their financials as a bank would in order to extend them a loan you may be accused of being a predatory lender which, if found guilty, can come with very high fines or worse.3.

I'm looking to do my first house hack in Fresno, Ca.  I stated I was planning to live in the property for a year, and then look for another so I could take advantage of the favorable financing that would qualify me fo...

While the inspector was there he told my friend that he also owns rentals and gets the black mold accusation all the time.

Lots and lots of nice Jehovahs' Witnesses or Latter Day Saints folk.I got along with all of them just fine. 

You need proof of something when you accuse them. 

Do I need witnesses? 

If he was going through a divorce, his ex could have accused him of something to get custody of the kids. 

As long as you always follow this policy to the letter, there is no room for a violation (or even an accusation of a violation).

An inspection (with a 3rd party witness) is probably in your best interests.