What if she lies and claims to have owned a home, or uses a friend's address instead of the rental address?"

Some people think it's easy and claim it only takes them a couple of hours a week, some people wouldn't touch it with a 6-ft pole.)Now let's look at the acquisition cost or capital cost: if you buy the $500k house with a mortgage with a 20% down payment, your monthly payment will be about $2700. 

The caller, William Silva, claimed to be a salesperson for a company called “Estate Legal.”

Our lot is fenced in and we cannot see where he lives but close enough to be of concern, but we want to stay in the same town until the kids are finished school.So, my question is this, would it make sense to rent our home (roughly $2300-2500/mo. as per real-estate agent claims), with the stipulation that the garage is used for my business AND buy a home nearby?

Any advice appreciated.You will want to ensure you are claiming income on your return.

PPMG claims "...an average length of stay of 5.3 years

But, the seller will never close a sale until the buyer releases that claim and withdraws the affidavit because a new buyer's title company will not issue a title policy and the new buyer's mortgage lender will not make a mortgage loan.Its not worth doing in this case but when real money is involved it is pretty effective.

My Section 8 tenants kind of talk and write like this,  brings one pause as to the veracity of your claims.

You still claim the income as miscellaneous income and deduct property taxes and mortgage interest (subject to SALT and other high mortgage limitations) on your Schedule A, but that's it.2. 

This document is signed by the contractor, subcontractor, or supplier after they have been paid in full, and it legally waives their right to file a mechanic’s lien against your property for the completed work.There are two main types of lien waivers:Conditional Lien Waiver – Becomes effective only when payment clears (use this if you’re issuing a check or waiting for a transaction to process).Unconditional Lien Waiver – Takes effect immediately upon signing, meaning the contractor cannot later claim unpaid amounts and file a lien (use this only when you’re certain payment has been fully made).To protect yourself, always require a signed and notarized unconditional lien waiver after making final payment.