You are forcing a consumer to work with someone who could be totally horrible.

My local TV station just did a consumer segment on this (I got to be interviewed) as my 4 bedroom, 3 bath, $1150 ad got stolen and relisted for $700 (!). 

@Darrell Hayes,My tax and legal expert's office has a whole separate department with a sign on their wall which reads, "We fix LegalZoom entities".Dun & Bradstreet is to the business world what FICo is to the consumer world.

That being said, the commentary about financial markets and consumer credit card debt exposes the appraiser as letting his personal politics get into his job, which is unprofessional.

(More on Florida)In Florida, the Save Our Homes Amendment to the Florida Constitution prevents the assessed value of homestead property from increasing more than 3% per year, or the percent change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.

Agreed Jay, and that's pretty much our old "good ole days" prior to the predatory lending laws, Dodd-Frank, changes in TILA and a half dozen other Acts as well as  ALTA setting up changes in title requirements, insuring title and escrow.Of the DIL's I accepted I never had one issue, never, but then that was then and we're no longer in then, my comments are from current (last 3 years) of consuming legal opinions, rulings and perceptions within the whitepapers of agency and governing organizations.   

What protects us as the consumer from shady sellers and their agents?

I hope I can do for someone else what was done for me however I do intend to get my license a little later down the line. right now it's a bit too costly and time-consuming 

For better or worse its already gentrifying, there are a lot of cute New England homes waiting to be renovated, you've got the cute new town-center, and the tourist appeal of wollaston beach... it's where I'm putting my money.While the area is a bunch of families and you'll probably find plenty of wholesome renters I'm definitely with Account Closed on tenant screening, though.

As stated this is the place, consume as much as you can, ask questions and participate as much as you can.