This is why we have additional amendments 11-27 - including the 14th which extends equal protection under the law to all persons. 

Call their referencesObviously you have to be extremely by the book in terns of equal housing opportunity...From there, when you sign the lease, expectation setting is big.

I doubt the bureaus will remove the inquiry without a police report for identity theft, and the lender who made the inquiry is likely to have an equally bad response.

If this is the case, and all else equal, it may be better for you to structure the downpayment you're raising as equity instead of debt, extra liens are still less favorable to 1st position lender and make refinances more difficult. 

If it is truly income to live on that you are searching for, then paid off rentals beat leveraged rentals for an equal amount of cash flow (but with lower ROC).  

@Jacob RossTwo answers for you- more times than not - equal partnerships don’t work out nearly as well as going it alone.  

There are lots of advantages that Triple Net investments have over other asset types, however, not every investment is created equal and without understanding the basics of net lease retail, it's very easy for an investor to get wiped out.

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that policies are enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.

So long as each LLC does not own more than two residential dwelling properties, or more than four dwelling units total, the LLC may require two month’s rent as security deposit.Although elsewhere I have expressed the opinion that placing each rental unit into its own LLC is maybe not necessary for limiting liability, if an investor is subject to the new security deposit limitations, the idea of limiting the number of dwelling units in any LLC to four rental units, now has an added benefit of allowing the LLC to require higher security deposits.Below is the pertinent portion of the statute:(4) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a landlord may not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to two months’ rent, in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy if the landlord meets both of the following requirements:(i) The landlord is a natural person or a limited liability company in which all members are natural persons.

Your tax deduction equals the interest that you actually paid each year.