Jason lots of fraud and criminals out there trying to make a quick buck.You could be sucked in and chosen "guilty by association" in the deal.We have a saying in the business.This deal has "too much hair on it" and you need to walk away.Many of these techniques with short sales squeaked by 3 or 4 years ago before bank guidelines were in place.Now with systems you cannot get away with anything if you wanted to.Before there were shades of grey that were closed out.I would see buyers write up a bill of sale and pay the seller 4,000 for JUNK for personal property.At the time certain things didn't have to be disclosed.Short sales made up only about 1 percent of loans when the market just started turning.So anyone looking at short sale techniques make sure they work TODAY and not from years ago.You will pay dearly for using old techniques that can get you in trouble that are not allowed today.You have to adapt and structure deals to stay in compliance with the ever changing laws.

It is a serious offense, and while people in this country, by law, are innocent until proven guility, even some guilty get off!

Landlords regularly discriminate based on income, criminal background, previous evictions etc.

Finding a good wholesaler may help but I emphasize the word "good", many of them tend to leave little room for the investor...no offense to any wholesalers in the discussion.

I am fairly certain it is the first criminal offense for anyone under the roof of the home.

The fact that it sat at the wrong price for a month is your fault, but yes, that certainly is a fireable offense.

It's a civil matter, not a criminal one.

also do you think these letters can be a bit offensive to someone that just lost a loved one???

Then they input their sensitive information and I get a great credit & criminal report.

Unless you want criminals for tenants, I would evict them.