![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/35474/small_1621368259-avatar-jet_speed.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
10 November 2012 | 17 replies
Let the truly guilty landlords bear a majority of the cost.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/118495/small_1621417711-avatar-zetagrl19.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
19 October 2012 | 15 replies
I will admit I guilty of justifying the deal in my head even when it didn't make true sense on paper.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/44775/small_1621408024-avatar-alces.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
1 November 2012 | 23 replies
Any auditor will right away just call it out and remove it from your return unless you prove otherwise: Guilty until proven innocent.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/92182/small_1696254769-avatar-chicagoalex.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
22 October 2012 | 9 replies
I'm one of the guilty ones, but I had a waiting list of people for a unit type in a popular condo complex.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9/small_1621345214-avatar-biggerpo.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
29 October 2012 | 23 replies
Now I can spread my questions around and not feel guilty :) Jon K.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/16057/small_1621359161-avatar-milindsay.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
26 June 2007 | 6 replies
I feel very guilty in doing so, my dad would have had a heart attack, but while this kid is taking care of the little things like the above, I can concentrate on the more important stuff, like building a new front porch and finishing the bathroom rehab.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/16613/small_1621359393-avatar-floridareoagent.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
9 January 2008 | 48 replies
Once I figured that out I know what to expect going in.I must admit, I'm guilty of this.A great number of successful REO listing agents perform in this manner.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/107/small_1621345364-avatar-ezloanz.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
5 September 2007 | 2 replies
Hill said McLeod told investigators that he "started out honestly but along the way began skimming the equity" from refinanced homes.McLeod, 31, of Gaithersburg, pleaded guilty to felony theft, embezzlement and prohibited activities while acting as a foreclosure consultant.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/18491/small_1621360147-avatar-nanzer.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
20 December 2007 | 20 replies
Following up on Jeff's point...Everyone has heard "innocent until proven guilty".
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/12/small_1621345213-avatar-4everlearning.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
4 December 2009 | 11 replies
There was a case in OH where someone was found guilty of brokering without a license and they were using a trust process similar to what you described.