All three credit bureaus require it, as a result of the FTC requiring them to implement tighter controls to cut back on identity theft. 

HuynhWhat keeps me from assuming the “trust“ identity and sell your property?

I agree with you that 3 messages seems like a small number to achieve a ban.But you do have to understand the reasoning behind the ban for repeated colleague requests using the exact same text in the message - very easy for a spammer to program that kind of behavior to happen automatically.My suggestion - insert the name of the person you are contacting in your colleague requests; that would make it very hard for multiple requests to be identical.  

@Edmond J Daugherty  I cannot speak to NJ, so take my comments as in general:I have a duplex in Cincinnati that is under contact for $15,000 more than an identical property 2 doors down.

Israel-  I use Garson Soe in Walnut Creek.  

I will be opening an LLC to limit liability, knowing full well the tax implications are identical for LLC vs. personal ownership in buy and hold situations.My questions are as follows:1) I'd like a friend of mine to run the house, filling it with tenants and maintaining the day to day activities.

Its a Triplex consisting of (3) 2 bed 2 bath identical units, with an attached 2 car garage I plan to keep for personal use.

But – always do your own due diligence, even with the companies mentioned above.For the recipients, you can mail or email them a printed copy or even a substitute statement.Warning: Email is NOT secure, and you will expose your contractors to unnecessary risk of identity theft.

My husband and I just bought a beautiful brownstone, and the adjacent property, the identical to our home is falling into disrepair.

The whole purpose of a notary, is to verify the identity of the person signing the document, and witness that they actually signed it.