Offering to pay money up front is also suspicious.

It just sounds so suspicious.

For almost 10 years now the IRS has stated that it's no longer suspicious since so many work remotely/ from home/ ect.

A number of other signals got me suspicious.

I rarely drill down on the listing, itself, but I would be suspicious if a property manager discouraged me from doing so.

A patrol is going to drive through, look for suspicious activity and do their jobs to deter it, and handle issues in an area, just the same as if they were driving down your road randomly and you got pulled over speeding.

I had a rental application from someone with poor credit. She furnished paystubs showing a very handsome salary and was more than qualified, willing to make two months security deposit and start the lease immediately ...

@Joe S.It's suspicious as hell, Joe, and your PM is giving you a pretty solid upcharge on toilet replacement as well.

I paid an experienced Real Estate investor to be my mentor so I can have some guidance and coaching to get in the game. I'm looking to acquire rental properties for cashflow. After a few talks I got sent 2 properties ...

So then if that agent does find me great deals, I am automatically going to be suspicious because they probably decided to pass on the property for reasons I may not realize.