I was also scammed by my spelling teachers..

It talks about avoiding the scams and investing successfully.http://www.amazon.com/Pay-Dirt-Darren-K-Proulx/dp/0977780120/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?

You will have no time in basic and very little time in tech school to devote to keeping track of any unfinished business.Once again, I applaud your enthusiasm and effort.

OMG.We're not trying to scam anyone out of cash.

How do I know that fellow asking for money for that great deal is not a con, scam artist, fly-by night, or other type of thief?

I know this is an old thread, but as far as negotiating goes, Vena Jones-Cox's wholesaling course has about 50 solid pages devoted to it, and has a whole seperate course for it as well.

I have seen this more times that I care to think and is the reason I will never rent to anyone on any form of government assistance. 80% are con-artists scamming the system.

Once the IRS looks into it and realizes that we're managing our own properties - they will call this setup what it really is: a scam. 

Another Chicago based scam, sounds similar to your situation in some ways. 

Documenting and pushing concerns raised over health and safety issues is also a classic leverage-move played by scam artist tenants.I'm not saying the tenant's concern is unfounded, but tenants asking for over-the-top precautions is going to add substantially to your costs and timeline.