I know that in some states, if the sellers agent is in essence colluding with the seller to illegally withhold funds and/or extort funds from you, then the sellers agent could be facing huge sanctions including loss of license and a visit from the fraud division of the local police.

I hate grey areas.from my research:-VA loan does not specify a 12 month period mandatory occupancy requirement, therefore implying you must occupy for life of loanconflict: everyone says you can move out in 12 months and be fineim reading about the "bank police" now that supposedly check up for 12 months on whos name the utilites are in and will go after you if you dont live thereand the VA straight up told me yesterday "dont tell the lender if you plan to move in a year they wont approve you"no idea what to believe at this point, if theres not a 12 month occupancy rule when you sign the loan (my understanding is there is not) then what is the rule?

Hey guys, I live/work on Staten Island as well (as a police officer and a new realtor).

If you are one of those type of BP investor that always claim this and that country is third world, dirty, corrupt police, then better stick to invest in Ohio LOL It's a very very deregulated market. 

I just had an idea, when I realized they had moved the trash can under where the air conditioner used to be, and sure enough, under all the garbage in the trash can, my air conditioner, in pieces.I sent them a text asking them to provide a reason so I have something to tell the police.

Recently had that happen, called the police, and the the police wanted something that said I owned the appliances.

My neighbors were kind enough not to call the police, video, or send pics into the local paper, this could well have been a political nightmare.

Had he called a third time, we would have called the police.

I had a complaint against my rental after one of my tenants went crazy against someone else in the house and the police, ambulance etc were called.

Talk to the police department in the area and see if they patrol the neighborhood.