I also feel they like scams who keep sending emails...

It is also worth googling to see the scams/fake documentation sites out there where for a fee fake letters, etc. are provided.

All of a sudden I haven't heard back from carrot on why I have.kt received 1 lead and no traffic after doing EVERYTHING carrot and this SEO scam told me to do.I finally found a person to work on SEO for me.

Finally, you are doing everyone else who follows behind you a disservice by not calling out scams when you see them.

Google searching says that the host cancelation method is a pretty widely used scam.

Worse, some may try to scam you into renting to them and then squat while you waste time trying to evict them.

Now that I am retired, I have the time to devote enough time to it to do it right, hopefully.

companies/individuals who do this and what are the pitfalls that i should avoid to check if they are not scamming.

Of course, there are still ways to get scammed doing this, but sharing incentives and ownership such that there is skin in the game GREATLY reduces these risks.

All that is to ensure that you're dealing with a reputable lender and not someone who's scamming you.