The industry has gotten much better over the years and the good companies by and large have risen up and the bad actors while still out there are being weeded out.

This is impossible but opens up the opportunity for malicious actors to pitch directly to you.

Government's role is to weed out the bad actors.

As I mentioned, I haven't seen this before and wanted to make sure there is not a requirement for a landlord in this situation to check if the kid is not being trafficked or was brought here for another malicious reason than what the applicant told me.

Having a credible broker and investor in the area you are looking to purchase in.Someone not out for a quick buck but life long business relationships and friendships.Watch out for companies that talk fast and seem excited and pressure you to act or you will "lose the deal of the century".

Im an agent In Hollywood for actors.. yes, crazy business...My other passion is real estate as I still own the properties on which the restaurants lie (now all chains such as Buffalo Wild Wings) in VA..

sub too for owner occ is a little safer.Its not the buyer although the buyer should put in a few safety items.. but the risk is extreme to the seller.and unfortunately there are really bad actors that will do this.. rip the rents and never pay on the underlying and they could care less about the seller.. and do it over and over etc.I ran into one of these in Oregon that was really bad he got 3 years in state prison.and i have bailed out more than a handful of folks that meant well but just did not have the means to either pay the note when it was called or bad tenant scenario or the worst of the worst the sandwhich option that was recorded.. this totally buggers up title and in a default the seller is harmed massively.

The landlord and I both had a laugh.The whole situation sucked but he knew we weren't being malicious.

Is this person a good actor?

The ones today are actors that probably couldn’t have spelled real estate 12cmonths ago.