Once I determined we had a power issue I further investigated the problem.

The rest may ban them, or could ban them in the future.I don't know where Tempe or the other east side cities stand, but it would be a good idea to investigate the municipality's actions of the subject.There is a AZ forum here, and the people who have STRs usually rent in the summer to longer term renters by the month, maybe someone in town on business. 

@Bradley GibsonI'm investigating the same things right now.  

@Jeff Graves Great and timely info as I am investigating the possibility of a vacation property in Maui, Kihei specifically as I really like the area. 

Search the article below for "false statement" for sentencing guidelineshttp://www.irs.gov/uac/Examples-of-Mortgage-and-Real-Estate-Fraud-Investigations-Fiscal-Year-

@Jane George   If I'm really curious or interested about a specific neighborhood I  pull this information from the property appraisers website.More recently I was actually investigating condos in my area although they have an HOA I still wanted to find out what was the ratio of owner occupied versus rental.  

Not once.Here's how to endanger the property and have the lender call the loan due.Don't pay the mortgage on timeand have the insurance policy lapseIf something's late the mortgage company is going to investigate it.If there's no insurance on their investment, the mortgage companies going to investigate it.Now if interest rates rise, there might be a reason for lenders to look at their portfolio and review everything.I don't know, I just know that if you buy a wraparound mortgage or sub to, and take care of make the payments on time and insurance, and you some kind of trust to protect yourself, youre in pretty good shape.

For most of my BG checks I don't use SSNs anyway, and the rest is based on other info they give you.Have them take their shirt off, count the tattoos:None: Honest guy1-9: Further investigation needed10+ = gang member :)

@Dacia Bell I would urge you to further investigate starting a brokerage.

Then I will investigate their overall operations.