I had a great one 12 years ago & he's back & desperate for work so we'll see how long that lasts.I've met a lot of burned out mid 50's guys over the years with a beat up vehicle & a few tools who will work for $12-$20/hour depending on the type of work assigned.

If too many people are unsure of these things, people will become desperate and irrational, leading to desperate things, leading to irrational things.

Hey you owe me 4k soo can you pay me or will you just find another desperate landlord to move into his property negotiating down their requirements of first, last and sd.

I am in desperate need of good advice.

Another $1200 would be accepted by most tenants if desperate. and Paying them to leave is Cheaper than hiring a lawyer and losing 6 months' rent.

Another flag was that the applicant put his/her previous landlord's phone number as his/her own phone number even though he was in contact with me using a different phone number.Other potential red flags: - Applicant seemed to be very desperate and has texted that he/she "really needs this rental" (paraphrasing). - Applicant needed a lot of help figuring out how to get the application sent (will be moving from another state). - Applicant only provided one reference which he/she already listed as his/her supervisor at his/her current job. - And my gut is questioning whether the supervisor was legitimate or not.

There was anticipation of desperate sellers in 90 days.

We are on lockdown in NJ so there are no home visits, no renovations, nothing right now and I expect the full lockdown to last 2-4 weeks and then even after that, I don't think appointments will be easy even if sellers are desperate.

I feel like he would be desperate enough to take this deal, otherwise, he would still loose the property with no cash.  

You will signal desperation and skepticism and send the red flags flying.