Greetings All, I was recently made aware of a class action lawsuit against Equity Trust (see link here) to which one of the more disturbing claims is, that if found guilty they would essentially be considered a NON-qualified retirement vehicle and potentially any investments or rollovers into ETC could be then considered a tax-able event.  

Super easy to be found guilty of mortgage fraud. 

Even if I were sued, I document everything and obey the law, so I won't be found guilty.

Definitely guilty of that and looking back I should be at least 5 to 7 rentals ahead of where I am now.

Originally posted by Marc Freislinger:I prefer not to let tenants "return the property to original condition" after I had a tenant fill several gouges in drywall with toothpaste.I'm guilty of this in several instances.

Even if I were sued, I document everything and obey the law, so I won't be found guilty.

The court ruled that some minority groups were targeted for certain felonies so the realtor was found guilty of not renting due to race.

Wanting hefty referral fee-It is not even legal in the State.Oh fergawdsakes, I am pleading with you, don't turn this into another 'wholesalers are the devil' thread. 

It's never an "everyone" or "all" is guilty of these charges, but the industry makes it extremely difficult to trust them when they make jokes like the joke that goes more/less like "take a look at all our yachts in the harbor and then someone asks where are the clients' yachts (ensue uncontrollable laughter)".

Seattle is pretty Eco so when I show a house where the seller made upgrades just for the sake of making it look slightly newer, the buyer feels guilty because they don't like them and will want to replace something that is new and thus wasteful.