To help with identity theft risks, you can monitor your credit closely or use fraud alerts, which allow creditors to verify your identity before extending credit.

The more time you spend on administrative tasks coordinating with multiple service providers, the less time you get to spend on managing your properties, finding new potential investments and increasing your financial returns.Tax strategies and property insurance are two areas that are highly customizable because no two portfolios are identical.

For illustration purposes, two identical homes on the same block with a FMV of $100K are listed.

I'm listening to the "live" training right now and the chat issues are identical, so this is obviously pre-recorded.

The contractor can put a lien on the property , he could sue you in small claims court , or in some states have you arrested for theft of services . 

There are neighborhoods across the US where you can take these vintage properties, undertake complete renovations with all new mechanicals, roof etc. and come away with a properties  that costs far less than building the identical building with todays costs.  

The website 51west.properties also scores low on scam advisor ("owner is using a service to hide their identity, high number of suspicious websites on the server, registrar has a high % of spammers and fraud sites, website is (very) young, website appears to be hosted by a company with a bad reputation", all according to https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/51west.properties...)Trust your instincts. 

You probably had a little tickle in your moral compass which gave you pause, which is why you reached out.My wife is an accountant, when we look for every possible tax break it doesn't feel like theft, we feel accomplished to find a place for more savings and lose zero sleep over it.

I suspect they are using someone else's identity or hiding something negative from their landlord.It is not uncommon for people to have good credit but still have an eviction or other problems with a previous landlord.

I also tried calling their support line for listings, but no one answered.To investigate further, I re-listed the property with identical information but without paying for the premium $29.99 option.