Check out the Chicago Creative Investors Association run by Jane Garvey.

The lease is the lease, background check is background check. 97% is done exactly the same as a standard rental, so WTF is $7k in EDU for, the 3% of difference????

This kind of talk is often associated with an affinity scam.

Check out the full article here: [Link to Business Insider article](https://www.businessinsider.com/

Zillow has a lot of property data, including from third parties against which it might check that data.

Maybe check Meetup. 

@Troy Parker if you’ll be living there for a year, anyway, why not take a room and paint it yourself, see what kind of painter you are and if you like it enough to do it.

Banker suggested using check, Zelle or wiring money from bank current bank account but my name will be on the check, wire, etc. 

I checked the lease created through Zillow that does not show up any option for reletting but what I am aware (done it few times when one of my other property was managed by a property manager) is tenant could pay reletting fees (typically one month rental) that allows property to be re-listed.

Check out NARPM website