So it's not somewhere in between, it's heavily imbalanced to predatory behavior like the OP.

However, it was not something that we planned on and I did not have any sort of communication prior to with that particular poster planning to highlight their services. good point Joe will have to see if I can see that kind of behavior..

It encourages this behavior so another LL is more likely to experience the same horrors from these squatters.  

However, a lot of concerns can be mitigated with looking at their past rental behavior in a lot of different settings.

I didn't respond to the guy, but my thoughts are when you engage in nonsensical behavior don't expect nothing but nonsensical outcomes.

However, a lot of concerns can be mitigated with looking at their past rental behavior in a lot of different settings.

Doing anything to burnish the reputation of the sick and rotten syndication industry on a public forum that caters to new, unsophisticated investors is disgusting behavior.

He is enticing people into paying more than the minimum, it is no more complicated than that.Pay mortgage payment = 22 years of payments (in his summary)Pay mortgage + HELOC principal + HELOC interest = 9.6 years of payments (in him summary)There is nothing wrong with it, it is behavioral economics.  

Absolutely despicable behavior.

The behavior of brokers prohibiting buyers from ordering independent inspections would result in a violation of agency laws in some states but not others.3.