That triggered an ancient childhood memory of a song:"Well Senor Don Gato was a catOn a high red roof Don Gato satsomething something something somethingMeow meow meow"etc.

The bottom line is that for every honest person, there seems to be a dishonest person conducting shady deals (this of course, is not limited to real estate).

We pulled out of Atlanta as we found every vacant property got trashed, property managers were incredible dishonest and incompetent and values declined.

Having been my first job, I really didn't know what I was supposed to claim tips all year (I thought I just did it at the end of the year), and when I found out that if I claim my tips now there will potentially be a problem for my employer I was very upset.I don't want to be dishonest on my taxes, I have no problem paying my fair share.

I have heard of people being dishonest to get around it.

Sometimes these are so far off as to be dishonest or even fraud.

@Casey Caton   If you like law, I think I would find something to do with law....that's probably your highest and best income generator, to then reinvest in real estate. 

Only at the end is a win or loss decided, most individuals will cave-in before reaching the final verdict and the dishonest guy walks away.I have had to fight 2 contractors in different cases.

Are most of them just professionally dishonest or what?

If the broker is it it for the long haul, they will respond is a positive matter.If you are not honest, and broker finds you can’t do a deal now even though you represented otherwise, your name will be mud with that broker and probably every other broker in town.As a broker and investor of 40 years, my time is valuable and I don’t like anyone to waste it.Be upfront and honest.Being dishonest was never a consideration, FWIW.