It sounds like you have a good foundation already and that you understand the importance of being deliberate in your approach - kudos!

Much of the information they gave us over the phone was either deliberately misleading or not accurate to our situation.

However, after much deliberation I have decided to pursue all of my focus on rental properties.

Elicia Marquardt case involved deliberations about voided leases, attorney fees, and specific legal disclaimers that were left out of the lease contract in question.

Standard of Practice 1-3REALTORS®, in attempting to secure a listing, shall not deliberately mislead the owner as to market value.

We have a local competitor that deliberately seperates single service call issues into separate Work Orders, so each issue falls under the threshhold and they don't need owner approval.

However, he uses this company to collect upfront ‘application fee’ of $1,950 with no caveat should the loan not materialize, only a condition that $500 will be credited back at closing.Now here are my red flags and I wonder if this is a deliberate guise to defraud the unsuspecting public:1.He insists on collecting this ‘application fee’ of $1,950 upfront.2.My understanding of brokerage is that the broker is compensated by the principal.

We focus in 12 markets in Florida, including SW FLWe are a long time property provider for some of the bigger podcasters: Real Estate Guys Radio, Marco Santorelli (Norada), Kathy Fetke (RWN) Jason Hartman ( Empowerd Investor) GRE (Keith Weinhold), Whitecoat Investor Group, Jake & Gino and more We have built over 9,000 properties and work with over 1,000 investors We also work with American Homes for Rent, Invitation Homes, Crescent, Haven Realty (JP Morgan) to name a few on the institutional buying side.

Such an act involves a deliberate disregard for the safety or well-being of another person.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that any misrepresentation or deliberate omission of fact that would induce Bank of America, an Investor or a Mortgage Insurer to agree to the terms of a short payoff that would not have been approved had all facts been known, constitutes Short Sale Fraud and may subject the responsible Party to civil and/or criminal liability.12.