The following is copied from disabilitylawco.org.First, although the ADA and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) implementing regulations have limited a “service animal” to a specially trained dog (or in some instances a miniature horse), those limitations do not apply to the Fair Housing Act (FHA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – the federal laws that apply to housing.It means that people with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation to allow an emotional support animal to live with them even if their housing has restrictions or prohibitions on pets.The issue then becomes whether the person with a disability needs the animal in order to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy the housing or housing program.

There is nothing wrong with knocking on doors, it's the relationships and what is said or even implied that becomes a regulated issue. :)

@Anthony Z.While house hacking can be done in the big city - have a plan the environment you'll be in.

They also could be new enough that they do not have any track record.Depending on the State of KY laws check to see what are the regulations concerning lending money.Ask you contact person for a letter from their bank saying they are in good standing.You have reason to be concerned.Why not borrow locally rather than internationally?

There are many different ways to look at it and you also have to keep in mind the current interest rate environment.  80% leverage with 4% interest rates is much different than 80% leverage with 18% interest rates.

However, 2005 changes to the Texas Property Code (Sec. 5.061 et seq.) define residential lease-options for longer than 180 days as "executory contracts" subject to strict regulation and penalties if not done exactly right.

When it comes to details around financing, regulation and taxation, much of the information is U.S.A. specific and those of us from elsewhere need to find local information sources to supplement.  

I used to buy in a 6.5% rate environment just fine because of the lower price points.

In some regions, probably NY and environs included, in addition to an RE license there is also a yearly fee to access the MLS.

My biggest concern is not being able to list the home until early April due to Wells Fargo's regulation.