And to be truthful, those units usually sell to singles, often civic employees or educators because they have stable, documented low income and documented down payment gifts.

Now, the truth is I rarely, rarely, rarely, ever talk directly to the agent.

It may or may not be the truth, but he should have some explanation.

Is there truth to this?

,The sad truth is, that the "in the trenches" guys who are slogging through it every single day don't need anything you have to offer.

You'll not find ED laws being addressed as to better defining what the public good may be, like tax revenues or zoning, so it's the thought that we "own" our property.....truth is, you own it when the bank is repaid and so long as the government says you own it.

You have both confirmed what I already thought was the truth.

Truthfully, I think this is a little bit of paranoia, but, it’s possible.BTW, I’m getting a lot of this from a book called “Real Estate Matters” by first tuesday, I’m not smart enough to know all this myself.

write, and/or tell them verbally, that along w/ the above mentioned that you expect to be fully paid or you will seek an eviction/judgment which can damage future ability to rent/own & that if a a future landlord contacts you for a reference, you will have to be truthful of your payment past.you could also try cash for keys to minimize your loss.just some optons FWIW.

if not, tell them that if you receive a call, you will have to be truthful about how the place was treated & how they handed the deposit. also tell them you tell LL you will be following up with the LL after departure of tenants.finally, tell them if they apply last month's as rent you will seek a judgement which can affect their future ability to rent & own.just some thoughts/ideas.