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Charity Chavez San Diego Bans Source of Income Discrimination - 3rd party payers
30 November 2018 | 6 replies

SAN DIEGO LANDLORDS! Are you aware you can't reject an applicant for having a 3rd party payer? As of August 2018 the City of San Diego has made it illegal to discriminate based on source of income.https://nlihc.org/ar...

David Chau Lenders won't accept capital gains as a source of income.
10 January 2019 | 5 replies

Hello, I'm in the market for an investment property and have came across a major roadblock with lenders not accepting my 4 years tax return of capital gains from my Cryptocurrency investment business. I am under the i...

Brandon McCombs sources for income approach for appraisal on 8 unit bldg
1 November 2016 | 4 replies

Last year I had a fire in my 9 unit mixed use building. There were seven apts and 2 storefronts. The building is mostly gutted and we've taken the opportunity to redo the layout to make it flow better since it is a 90...

Milton Chamberlain Kansas City MO NEW Source of Income Discrimination Ban Ordinance
22 June 2024 | 17 replies

Hi BP community,There was a recent ordinance passed in the state of Missouri (specifically the actual city of Kansas City) pertaining to whether or not landlord's can review and deny tenant applications based on sourc...

Terrell Washington What are good sources to find properties for Rental income?
15 May 2018 | 11 replies

I am currently working as a truck driver. I make decent money but I want to start earning passive income through rental income. I always hear stories of people finding good deals on houses from 20k-50k but I’m curious...

Drew Sygit New Michigan Law: Landlords Can't Discriminate on Tenant Income Source
21 January 2025 | 11 replies

New year, new laws (Senate bills 205, 206 & 207).Effective January 2, 2025, Michigan landlords can no longer consider a tenant's source of income when screening them. (income = 3 x monthly rent, Debt-To-Income, et...

Chase London Buying Chicago property with FHA loan, need advice
26 December 2015 | 3 replies

I'm trying to get any info or tips or even advice on what i should do. Looking for a 3-4unit using FHA Loan but switched income source back in April so previous returns reflect old income source and currently income i...

Sharon Frazier Section 8 Only Advertising?
17 March 2018 | 2 replies

Can rental properties be listed or advertised "section 8 only"? Is that a violation of fair housing laws pertaining to discrimination against income source (I guess in reverse for non-section 8 applicants)? Thanks!

Diego Torres Scenario: Where do I pay taxes?
19 March 2017 | 5 replies

I just bought a 4 unit commercial property (small strip mall) cash out of state, I understand that I will be paying property tax in the state in which the property is located. Now I'm going to rent out the units, wher...

Lawrence Hsu Do you count unemployment benefits as income?
6 September 2021 | 11 replies

Novice poster here.
I have co-applicants to a unit. One makes good income, but not enough to satisfy the monthly income 3x rent rule. The coapplicant submitted unemployment benefits as income, which combined with the...