And if you think you can vet someone before a showing with some form of ID, who would have better access to fraudulent IDs pay stubs, etc. than someone posing as a landlord and collecting the same info.

Some of us know when to avoid risk others prefer to toss the dice and gamble.

Im curious if there is a safe time to pull the trigger on that or if its all a gamble?

Unfortunately most MLS sellers are just looking for the highest offer and there are always investors willing to gamble and retail buyers not looking to make a profit.

$500 isn't worth the gamble of turning somebody away due to something you can't control (i.e., your neighbor's yard).

Buyer," would be pretty tough to prove is a fraudulent statement in court.From the totally sucker-punch "gotcha" statement from the seller about the tenants true status and why they decided to stick you with the property, my spidy sense says, "seller and tenants could have been in cahoots".These bottom feeders punked you. 

Either was is filing a fraudulent tax return. 

If you would reinvest it would be a seperate investment with it's own IRR.Profit is profit, no matter if you save it, gamble it away in Vegas or put in a CD.

@Bradley Bismark if you or anyone believe someone on BP is acting fraudulent, you should report them to BP and they will be reviewed.

Looking for a unicorn is a luck based strategy more akin to gambling than investing.