If they are marketing with some stated or implied financial outcome then I think they are more often than not a scam.  

As long as you have your due diligence you are as good as buying a property that doesn't say "as-is".For question 2: The biggest "scam" is tenants not paying and milking the system.

Sounds like a scam.

Most people around here believe paying for an application fee is a scam and they will not do it.4.

Someone before you was stolen from, did nothing, and you got scammed.

Hi @Jorge Vazquez I agree it was mainly lawsuits, scams and fraud that drove up the rates but how are regular investors and homeowners supposed to absorb these huge increases.

I quit about 4 months into it after I realized I’d been scammed.

The more you know the less likely you will be scammed by a unscrupulous contractor.

As you were asking about news articles I cited, while the Porter Case ones are not available, the one about another scam involving sub-2's Foreclosure Scam           Joe Kaiser, a license realtor would in many cases acquire properties under sub-2, let it go to foreclosure, then pocket proceeds from the foreclosure sale where the lender had to refund proceeds above the unpaid mortgages to the owner of record.

She says "Hey, my daughter sent me this link from CL to this home and I am calling to see if this is a real house for rent or if it is a scam.