But the ultimate downside risk to you as a landlord or PM is an applicant claiming that you denied them housing because they were a member of a protected class.

My Dad got denied yesterday for a HELOC on his primary from BofA.

Did you know you can deny an E.S. horse but not an E.S. peacock?

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

I contacted this seller last year regarding the house quality issue and he simply denied any responsibility although the house was still under one year warranty.

Bump it 10 - 20% to increase tenant's that abuse the utilities, and then add that charge to their monthly rent.

True - I am totally convinced that the south has very very high occupancy rate compared to the Poconos.. no denying that.. my point was that for someone like me who just stepped into the STR world - Poconos does offer a decent investment payback..

I know I was denied a HELOC before even though I had 300k in equity for my personal property, due to filing personal and business together.

Under these laws, landlords are prevented from using the source of the prospective tenant’s income as a reason to deny them a rental.

(Just be sure not to mention any other reason other than to obtain possession.)On a side note, fair housing folks hate it when landlords unnecessarily deny additional tenants unless there is a particular issue with local zoning or property maintenance codes.