You can not be the one to determine if a applicant is suitable to live in a basement apartment or 3rd floor.. on crutches or with a cane.. or with kids...it might be a temporary medical condition and assuming it isn't for them will get you in trouble.. as well as if ,you assumed the children would make noise on a 3rd floor apt to disturb lower tenants so your only going to show them a basement apartment.. it's called steering and part of Fair Housing.. let the applicant decide if it's right for themselves.. you decide if they meet the criteria of income, credit, occupants once they put in their application. who knows maybe the kids were her nieces or nephews.. and not going to live with them or they were a blended family kids only part time the rest of time with the other parent..

August is slower than October.  

She has been there a total of two days and I went to repair the water heater and right there on the bathroom counter was a veterinary medication.

for house insurance are you getting business liability coverage aggregate and each occcurence, premise medical payment, loss of rents, dwelling coverage? 

I appreciate your opinion John, but an actual call to the police would be very important if medical issues arose from not being able to use fans to cool your unit.

@Jason Hirko  there is going to be a new medical situation.. its bent neck syndrome.. just walk through the airport and look at all the people with their heads in their chest..

I have a handyman doing solid work for me but is slower than you could ever imagine. 

Although this is the slower path, you'll grow organically.Also, you don't need a real estate agent's license, but taking real estate agent courses will be very very helpful because it will teach you the language of real estate (like lien, quit claim deed, contracts, etc).

They fall under the same category as medical equipment.

This buyer will likely always be going paycheck to paycheck with no ability to create savings to weather any unexpected medical bills, unemployment, etc.