Licensed plumber = license to steal. 

One of the hurdles is the doors and windows...they will have to be identical to the original, which means made of wood and sometimes even single-paned.

Find a tired landlord and get their portfolio for a mini-steal? 

They steal those things and this probably wasn't the first time.

You can only use price per sf on nearly identical properties.

I am sure, many have heard of the pastor who created essentially a fake cryptocurrency and admitted to stealing peoples money.

They claimed they were out of town a lot after the funeral and that someone was stealing their mail, so they weren’t notified. 

Legals mate,Goes into company operating account and not title company.So in a way it isn't a "Deposit".Plus, would never hold onto it and would always refund as we aren't in the biz of "stealing" deposits per se.It's just a sign of good faith that an investor is willing to put their money where their mouth is and the verbiage also specifies this clearly.If they trust us and are going to purchase a turnkey property from us for $80,000 in cash for example, then there should be no hesitance in paying a $5,000 refundable deposit either.Who bulks at this, isn't serious and hasn't done enough research on our market, company and operation so it's a "no fit".Introduced this a while ago as a protection method to not waste time on calls, deal presentation, company resources, etc... only for someone to go MIA and steal all the inside knowledge they gained from us.

But thankfully you setup a LLC with a holding company to "hide your identity" in case you marry a Kardashian or becoming a secret agent and do not want that person that bought that XBOX to come find you or realize that you own a 2012 honda accord with 120,000 miles that they may try and take?

To include, stealing from businesses, sell drugs, etc... but what my area and CA is hard on is environmental violations.