I know there is a lot of talk about spam and scams, blah blah blah… but I've always told my wife and now I tell my children, "if your serious about selling something, put a contact number obviously displayed for someone to get a hold of you".  2.)

King James is still a sure bet, to bad Will won't admit that Kobe Cry-ant is not match for royalty

This is because your checking account number is not private and if you are the victim of a scam, it limits how much money can be taken from your checking account.

He's worked in real estate as a mortgage lender and describes the proliferation of real estate seminars, workshops and scams as "a major pet peeve.""

i think it is great that investors here are willing to strike fear into hearts of those that havent done their research, if for nothing else but as a deter-ant.     i

I'd love to see some posts on how to avoid scams, what to look for in Turn Key companies:good vs bad, and more on student housing. 

Alright, I understand the intent here is probably to prevent people from potentially being scammed by unscrupulous dealers but this is a little ridiculous for pro members.Since you've taken away our ability to message users directly without being connected to them as colleagues, if someone asks for a referral the only way to send it to them on the site, without posting it out in the open, is via a colleague request.

It seems to me that your tenant and his friend have pulled a little scam.

SCAM!

I'm open to private lending and creative financing but feel like I run into scams when I try to network with "private lenders" and haven't found seller financing options just yet!