The "sneaky duplex" phrase sounds to me just like "sneaky tax evasion" - it's great to get something illegally until you are caught.The screaming obvious action for you here is to call your town and ask about the property.

These must be fixed to help reset thelandlord-tenant relationship and end the dysfunction.TheSeattle Times editorial board members are editorial pageeditor Kate Riley, Frank A.

A bad area on the other side of town that unexpectedly moved into my neighborhood after federal law enforcement decided it was time for a crack down on gangs, who just relocated to my hood.A bullet through my bedroom window.A drive-by shooting 1 block over that I only woke up to at 4am after hearing a woman screaming outside her house.A friend managing similar properties across town clubbed on the head as he stopped by to collect rent, waking up hours later in the stairwell, pockets emptied. 

I might be a little biased because we started purchasing places around 2009/2010 and we were picking up screaming deals all over the place (3/4 of our portfolio is made up of homes we purchased for ten's of thousands of dollars that are now worth hundreds of thousands). 

.- Perhaps, once in a blue moon, with a particularly popular “student” or screaming good deal, the mentor actually uses the funds in the account to purchase a property.Do have outright Fraud?

If you want to hear screams, just tell a guest that $500 of his/her deposit is being withheld. 

He then Entered through the open door and kept on screaming "come to the door" and went inside and started walking the property while smoking. i immediately called the police and they came within 2 minutes and gave him just a warning and left.

Now let's compare that to a DSCR loan where they pay 7.75%  *screams in higher rate*. 

Bizarre times.Overall, this screams bad internal process, but it could just be a complicated deal. 

This whole situation screams sketchy.