I called the guest prior to check-in and asked how he wanted to pay for the deposit and we did it via paypal.

It's likely a scam anytime they sound like AI or the grammar is weird or they use the word "kindly", if they ask for you to respond to them off-platform, if they say their employer will pay for it, if they ask if the dates they've specified are still open (when they can clearly see they are open on your calendar), if they ask for a video of your property (they probably want to set up a duplicate listing with your photos and video and scam others out of money), or if they want a long term booking and they have just joined the platform and have no reviews (could have been evicted from somewhere else, and hope a newbie will let them in with no background check, they'll end up not paying or credit card is bad).  

At it's basic level:Assumption: Asking the bank to turn the loan over to you and going through the normal underwriting process, credit, income, DTI ratio etc SubTo: Taking over the loan without telling the bank, no underwriting, no credit check, no income verificationBoth have risks, but it's not my intent to be detailed in this post.

.Keep in mind that most illegals are / were given free housing in hotels, group homes and many families living in the same space.

The time back will free up more time to increase your active income, or acquisition of more rentals to get you more cashflow (passively or actively).

Feel free to message me if you want to chat about it

My piece of advice would be to try to take advantage of as much free education as possible with podcasts, forums like these, YouTube, and other real estate investors.

Make sure you have other exit strategies in place, Fort Worth allows up to 5 unrelated people last time I checked.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

If you have questions about getting started in Detroit, post your comments below, or feel free to send me a DM!