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I was told, by a website developer, that it's not a good idea to put rental applications on your website, because of the liability of storing personal information, specifically social security numbers.

I'm not sure how to tackle this.Short story is - I want to try my hand at owning vacation properties that are oversea for me - I do not know where to start.Basically I am asking for information resources. 

What information do you share when looking for a partner and at what stages of talk do you give the information?.....

I understand the lack of information lends to general answers, but if you were in this situation, what would you do and why?

@Chris Hodge depending on where you live, there are actually companies/services that will take care of getting the information for you.

My partner is a contractor, so he and most of his family (electricians, HVAC specialists) will be doing updates to the property, if that's helpful information.

Thanks for all the Information!

Brokers are required to disclose any and all information they know about the property.