For example, we had guests book under a parents name than we of course had issues with them so they faked some things to try and get a full refund.

Anything on their site that can not be faked?

We are approaching 5 months since the deal was terminated and I still have yet to receive any of my money back, which was promised to us after the owner terminated the lease by not delivering the house. 

As a realtor you cannot act fake, you need to be excited for all the people you help sell homes for you cannot put on a fake persona every time you try to sell a property or you will most likely end up unhappy.

With a gross monthly income of $1,200, the townhouse emerged as a beacon of financial promise in the sea of uncertainty.

Let's say we started from figuring out where we could potentially like to live, then included real estate in the discussion as well.But I agree, I definitely don't want to go live somewhere just cause real estate is cheaper or more promising. :)

I tend to assign the rehabs to a Project Manager as I am not able to find guys that can get the job done as promised on schedule.Thanks to everyone.

Keep promising but really no great use cases for retail

I've been deliberating over the same issue (long-term rentals vs. medium-term rentals) and am inclined to invest the extra effort to manage a medium-term rental, given the appealing additional cash flow it promises.

Never send money in advance for their fee's  NEVER. thats a huge red flag that they are just out for fees and are fake lenders.2. bad or not really good written english .. on the phone they sound like they are off shore ( which they are ).3. rates  lower than market most of the fake lenders will advertise 5% rate that does not exist.4. insisting you pay for mortgage insurance  there is NO mortgage insurance on PML HML loans does not exist.While NMLS registered and state licensed is a good way to vet a lender keep in mind only 12 states require it.