Their request seems to be legit.

Well, you can either go with a legit fully licensed and insured contractor, and pay the market price, or pay some guys cash and pay 1/2 or 2/3 of the price.

@Edgar PerezI have never used it just looked into it but from what I hear it's legit with mixed reviews.

Just wondering if anyone on here has some creative ways to make this a legit bedroom.

Is RealtyTrac's information legit and if so, what price ranges has some people seen when using it (some quick criteria for the sake of the question: 3 bedroom sfh, 1000+ sq. ft; 50% or less LTV)?

However, after listening some more he acknowledged that you could be legit with the IRS.

No wonder everyone passed up that deal :crazed: Maybe a free month as a premium user would let me see the more interesting deals that this site has and see how legit it is before making a financial commitment ; ) I'm sure there are great deals out there, but I'd like to see a couple first so I know what I'm paying for!

Before move in in MA a landlord can only charge:1st Months rent, last months rent, security deposit of no more than 1 months rent and the aforementioned re-key fee (which I never have done and never seen anyone else do).Any application fee, or disguised one, is not allowed.Agents can charge a leasing fee and it is negotiable who pays it.I don't know how legit it is for an agent to charge a fee to pay for screenings, my guess is it is illegal.I THINK if you have the tenants do something like SmartMove you can get them to pay for the screening.

What determines who is legit? 

A scene in the movie "Casino" comes to mind when Robert DeNiro's character has to fire a manager after 3 slot machines simultaneously hit the jackpot and the manger did nothing.