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5 July 2015 | 50 replies
lol : ) ...... )They are looking for a nicer landlord ( sucker ) to run the scam on again.
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25 August 2013 | 13 replies
The way it appears to "complicates things" is that you can catch them on their scam.
22 April 2011 | 13 replies
Supposedly, there's verbiage in the legislation that heavily protects the homeowner from foreclosure scam artists.
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27 March 2013 | 8 replies
They hate wasting their time, so as long as you don't waste it, or run a "bait and switch" scam - it's not unethical.
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27 September 2012 | 4 replies
In the lending world, loan scams always target the areas where loan products are scarce or simply don’t exist.
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16 May 2017 | 72 replies
@January Johnson court house steps is public auction with set bid.. dealing direct with owner in distress is not.. most of the foreclosure rescue scams that got shut down a few years back were located in FLA... these were bad actors.
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29 December 2021 | 2 replies
Recently I had a guest try to scam me by claiming that the place had trash all over the living room when they arrived.
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13 August 2020 | 0 replies
Hello All,
Just wanted to share my experience with this company. I have been a cash investor for a few years now and wanted to venture out in using hard money for a property I found. So I reach out to a few lenders ...
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2 December 2018 | 4 replies
The smart ones come up with fake pay stubs and all sorts of scams to get in then don't pay.I do see finally the prices going up and inventory down but how long will it take for any good returns to reach the outskirts?
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7 January 2019 | 4 replies
I know people who have been scammed out of properties they have owned for generations, bribery and corruption is unfortunately common if you know the right people in government.Luckily my spouse is Filipino but I know based on recent visits you’ll want to stick to metro Manila (Makati, Alabang) or a bit further away like Quezon City.