I care about how they communicate by phone, email and in-person, as communication is key to good landlord / tenant outcome.

But if you are older then I view the person as a regular pot smoker.

A bunch of random personas on an internet forum aren't going to fix that for her.

I have rejected may with a similar persona as your own. 

But if you see this person as a resident or inhabitant of the premises then you run into some concerns.

Don’t fear hearing “No", it gives the other person a feeling of power and control, they will be more open to hearing your side once they have said it.

I think what has become clear though is that there are some obvious stand outs on companies... and you have to know what kind of exclusions the warranty will have (galvenized pipes, esbestos, etc), and you have to be a patient person as many times the repair takes a week or longer to facilitate through the warranty.  

For the purpose of this subparagraph, “negotiation of mortgage banking loans or mortgage loans” does not include setting the terms under which a person may buy or fund a mortgage banking loan or a mortgage loan originated by a licensee or exempt person.A

I do find at 61.34.020(3) that it defines a person as a "distressed home consultant".Have at it sport.

There is a risk that a prohibited transaction could be found to have taken place in situations like this.If Person A is a disqualified person with respect to Plan A, no transactions can occur between the 2.If Person B is a disqualified person with respect to Plan B, no transactions can occur there either.If Plan B transacts with Person A (assuming they are not DQP), that is likely not a problem.However, if Plan B transacts with Person A and Plan A transacts with Person B, there could be some issues if the IRS/DOL is looking at all the facts involved.Getting creative to accomplish what is essentially prohibited is risky and, in some specific cases, clearly prohibited as well.