This makes me even more scared of them due to the ability of people to manipulate the posts on these public forums.

When I did get one I made sure that my "new" lease ran for 18 months, or whatever it took to get it to expire in the summer.Beyond that I always made sure the yard looked as good as possible (tougher in some locales than others) that it was well-lighted inside and out and that I had the temp back up to normal and a fire going in the fireplace for every showing.Frank

I imagine this one has been covered but searching the forums didn't help.Looking for opinions on accepting rent payments in cash:I'm probably being a bit paranoid, but it seems like an area that could manipulated by a devious tenant.

Everyone can say what they think on here but before anyone goes around messing with retirement funds they might want to pay for a legal opinion letter.This way if an issue comes up there might be some kind of recourse for a party giving misinformation.Talk is cheap and people tend to change or manipulate what they said in the past to "cover their $ss".

Sure, the professional might help them play the game more strategically, but the reality is such that a lot of the folks we work with have bad financial habits and don't prioritize simply paying off debt, which are far more impactful to their score over the years than their ability to manipulate the system.

Worse yet are the people who know hot to manipulate the system and can get more and more time in your house for free by dragging you all the way to trial.

Being as you're in TN, you likely have no idea what it's like to look outside at water during months of 100+ degree temps.    

Your lease is with temp agency, guaranteed every month for placing homeowners in ST leases, while they await their own home to be repaired .

We saw a reduction of over $200 a month on the other owner’s previous year with same average temps.

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