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> it is illegal to discriminate based on familial status.

I think the point was why you can't find 4 bedroom apartments for rent.

People don't want to rent to families, they don't buy 4 bedroom apartments and they don't rent them. It's not that they actively discriminate against families, they just don't buy properties that would cater to families.

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I am not a landlord and probably won't ever be one, but looking at it from a financial standpoint, it seems smarter to have 2 2br 1ba apartments for rent than 1 4br 2ba apartment. They would take up roughly the same space, albeit maybe with smaller rooms, but 2 $1500 incomes would provide a more stable income than 1 $3,000 apartment if for no other reason than it is unlikely both tenants would leave at the same time.

Worst case you drop to $1,500 for a month or so instead of losing all $3,000 income while you wait for a new tenant to appear.

> They would take up roughly the same space

Each apartment has 1 bedroom, 1 living room, 1 entryway.

Because you are maintaining two boilers, heating systems, plumbing, etc.

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