Granted the number of homeless veterans is small as a percent of the population... by numbers, it's about the same as the number of veterans on Section 8 (per Wounded Warrior Project survey.)

For example we needed interior survey done of the property, since we did not have the original 1902 blue prints for the building, if there ever were such blue prints.

http://www.pwc.com/us/en/asset-management/real-estate/publications/pwc-real-estate-investor-survey.jhtmlKorpacz Real Estate Investor Surveyhttp://www.triciajoy.com/subject/korpacz+cap+rate+survey+2012/You'll pay a lot for current information and that's what you'll need for purchases. 

Look at the wording of the law;The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of: Race or color National origin Religion Sex Familial status (families with children) DisabilityUnder the Fair Housing Act, the following activities are illegal: Refuse to rent or sell housing Refuse to negotiate for housing Make housing unavailable Set different terms, conditions, or privileges for sale or rental Provide different housing services or facilities Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale or rental For profit, persuade owners to sell or rent (blockbusting) Deny any access to or membership in a facility or service (such as a multiple listing service) related to the sale of housing Refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules or services if necessary for a disabled person to use the housing Refuse to allow a disabled person to make reasonable accommodations to his/her dwelling Threaten or interfere with anyone making a fair housing complaint Refuse to provide municipal services, property insurance or hazard insurance for dwellings, or providing such services or insurance differentlyLook at some current cases:In Maryland, three African men were evicted when their landlord terminated the leases of black tenants and replaced them with white tenants.

Illinois State Water Survey has free web "courses" that you can sign up for if you want more information http://privatewellclass.org ( I have no personal affiliation with them).  

A side note: The plot survey given to me at closing included to he addition

Both CRS and RealEFlow have special pricing as part of the benefit package with KnoxREIA because of our membership in National REIA. 

To join this group you need to pay for membership, even though it can cost you some money but it can benefit you also in many ways.

Do the land  survey at purchase for your protection and because it can be financed into the loan closing costs.5.

After surveying the Mkt and walking through dozens of multi-family buildings, I can to terms with the fact that I needed to look north and west of these hot zones in order to find a place that would work for my house hacking goals.