And, If there is one thing that I cannot stand is a person messing with another persons livelihood,What a shame. 

Yup what a shame and hopefully lesson learned; as Steve points out, the bare minimum for a PM should be at least a RE license (depends on state though).

I separate my charitable work from my income-producing work, and I'm not ashamed of that in any way, shape or form.

It takes a lot of managed properties to get to the point of making any sort of real money and I think that could be part of the reason why some feel the need to take advantage of owners, which is a shame but also the truth. 

That's a shame. 

I noticed you said you did not want to get caught up in the discussion going on in this thread - I feel you 100%I noticed at the end, you gave your disclaimer and it is a shame, that this thread reduced itself to what is and isn't legal to say.

@Sue Kelly yeah it really is a shame.  

It's a shame some people don't have the common sense to learn from their mistakes though.

That a shame that you've had such bad experiences.

It doesn't offer us much more coverage, but it is some.You worked this out smartly, you do want them gone, and it's a shame you did a favor and now feel like you might be doing a "wrong" thing.