It takes less than 5 minutes to call a good prospect back annually.

And they are hoping that they can tie the place up before you advertise it for rent, and/or hire a professional property manager, because they know that they will not compare favorably to other prospective tenants.

Another newbie question I thought of today on the way back from showing my first rental to the first prospective tenant.

By far the most likely outcome of you handing over $10K is that you're $10K poorer.

With the potential ROI numbers buzzing through my head, I couldn't see any reason not to take this offer; so I did.Now that some time has gone by and I've generated practically zero prospects with my land FSBO listing, it's beginning to dawn on me that this land is probably not going to sell without some more money and work on my end.

Also staying in touch with prospects that are looking but were too late for the last vacancy.

We don't want to buy the new prospect house cash out right out of our own funds but I don't want to let this deal pass us by.

How could I deny a prospective male tenant without violating federal law?

What was the outcome?

Speak to a RE attorney local to the property, as state laws differ, and there can be subtle differences in circumstances that cause drastically different outcomes.