It's possible you could bring other charges with the state real estate commission but I don't see ethics being one of them.At least that is how it works in my state of Georgia.When you agree to be a REALTOR and join NAR you agree to their Code of Ethics and agree to any sanctioning based on an Ethics violation or otherwise.I think the key will be how long this tenant has been paying the 50 dollars.If it is just one month and they claim an oversight in getting to you the funds then that is possible.If however this undisclosed rent has been "open and notorious" for many months that shows willful intent and non-disclosure by the PM company and I think you would have a stronger case.This is not legal advice and I am not an attorney just thinking out loud.

Definitely honorable personality traits like honesty, integrity and reliability are key for me.

(ultimately, we found out a well-meaning neighbor with a key entered the house to bring a fedex box in out of the rain and decided to 'explore' a bit...)- When the bathroom sink broke this week the PM acted like we were the worst people in the world for wanting to get the sink fixed.

There’s a lot to cover here, so i’ll try to just hit a few key points.First, regarding the number of firms that open up, most of these that you see are small one or two person mortgage brokerage shops that are easy to start up.  

Occupancy is a key factor in your negotiations.

Darrell,Sorry for being late to this thread, but as a fellow Chicagoan, I wanted to ask what was the key that made you decide to switch to focus on something that is not what you want to do in the end?

Anyone who believes that isn't aware of how agencies work and how many firewalls there are between such agencies and political influence, in fact, it is illegal to attempt to influence any agency official in the performance of duties....guess most here can't remember Nixon.The rate dropped THREE TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT which happens often and SIX TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, which AVERAGES TWO TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT.

The key is to decide first exactly what type of investing you want to get involved in then learn everything you can about that particular area as you can before jumping into investing.

It's usually a bank statement, a letter from your bank or a screenshot from your online banking page.What you are talking about is a pre-qualification or pre-approval letter from a lender (regardless of what they call it), and is used when making financed offers on property.If you try making a cash offer using this fake "POF," you'll find that most of the time, the seller will disregard your offer or make you change it to financed.Now, to answer your question, if you make a financed offer, it shouldn't matter whether you change the lender in the middle of the process, so long as the original lender (the one that provided the "POF") is a viable option should the new lender not be able to provide the funds.The key is, you need to be able to follow through on whatever you're telling the seller -- if you tell the seller it's a cash deal, you need to be able to follow-through with cash (and prove you have it); in this case, if you're telling the seller you are approved for financing, you need to be able to follow-through by getting financing, regardless of who the lender is.

Let's not overlook a key element of information here.