Not necessarily a scam, maybe someone trying to save fees. 

Quote from @Jonathan Bombaci: This year, our management company, which oversees 700+ units in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, spent over $209,000 on attorney fees, primarily related to evictions.

Condos are less expensive to buy, but you have condo fees and special assessments and condo rules.

Beyond that, sending upfront fees to a lender is not okay.

Hey Joanne, you’re definitely onto something with room rentals.. it can be an excellent strategy for offsetting a hefty mortgage and, in some cases, bringing in higher total rent than a single lease.

Quote from @Mary Jo Carruthers: Fees for buyers side has never been set in stone.

If you decide to operate one outside of their desired areas, they will come after you with hefty fines.

Unlike our real estate investment, there weren’t hefty transfer fees involved in either the purchase or sale.

I perhaps naively went ahead with the registration and inspection after completing purchase of the home, and wound up with a hefty repairs bill of around 3k.

Most folks are charging 10% of the rental rate for monthly PM fees. 1 months rent for a leasing fee and couple hundred for a lease renewal.