Just to stiff the landlord is BS.

So it may only be the avg W-2 stiffs who will feel the pain as they lose their jobs tied to brick & mortar locations to those with foresight to successfully transition to virtual/mobile work environments. 

Problem here is we have stiff competition for anything on the MLS so they get bid up.  

But I do know he spent a lot on attorney fees and paid a fairly stiff fine.Oregon is small enough that if your turned in your going to get investigatged I know contractors that screwed up in the deep recession and got banned for life in Oregon. 

If you have cash, you might try buying at the trustee sales, but there is stiff competition there as well....

I'm sorry, I don't see the logic.It ok to stiff somebody, company, clinic, car repair, what have you...Just don't stiff a landlord.Lunacy.

I'm just the poor slob who manages the property, just another working stiff to them.

Michaela,I agree with you, but it will boil down to the GC get stiff by the home owner or get paid for work that he did a judge may have to decide, and the GC can put a lien on the 10% the bank is holding, and it could turn into a mess until a court decides.Joe Gore

My penalties weren't too stiff either, just to cover extra carrying costs.

They have some pretty stiff restrictions on buyers.