Same equal opportunity housing laws apply - cant discriminate based on age, race, disability, religion, family size, etc.. so technically all those ads saying ‘Room for Rent - perfect for college student/ one person/(or other caterings) are ‘illegal’ and can be considered discriminatory..BUT those ads are very common and it’s unlikely anyone would pursue reporting ... nevertheless, you could be opening yourself up for potential legal consequences so I just keep my ads/posts very generic and objective stuff about the room/house, etc.Buttttt, one good thing owner occupied properties, you CAN advertise & select a tenant based on Gender!

Although the investment properties are a smaller inventory to select from for the %'s my hold investors look for, they are still available. 

I am interested in purchasing MF real estate in the Tampa area and would like to begin meeting and selecting a RE agent in the local area.

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So just like anything else, do your due diligence and select who you invest with carefully.

If you right click and select "view link" it should show you the attachment. 

Here is the way we handle the process after selecting a tenant:  once the tenant is selected, they have 24 hours to pay a holding deposit of $400 to hold the unit (applies toward security deposit, but if they back out at this point it is forfeit).

Lots of people utilize an S election on an LLC which they use for flips to reduce SE taxes.

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