Been a while since I said anything on this thread.1) The ethics issue - It's like the old moral problem from college philosophy and psychology classes ( can't remember the name) would you steal medicine to give to a sick child.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations."

Many people that know me personally will tell you I truly care for people that want to do better for themselves, in an ethical and moral way.This post is necessary for everyone to read, but also a warning for those of us in the game a while as this unfortunately happened to me recently here in Chicago, Illinois.I love seeing when people first start and have this "deer in the head lights" look.

not sure the legality but morally it seems this would be the best thing to do for her and I know she would appreciate the care/thought.

Moral of the story is, it wasn't broken so I didn't need to fix it.

@Jorge Morales prepare some landlord lease forms and write a property description that you could post onto various listing sites.

Rather than fight and think about the moral wrongdoings of this individual for the rest of my week, I paid him.

Your credit report is a historical account of your moral fiber.

After all, moral considerations aside (and they shouldn't be left aside), I will still need to live and do business in this small town, with those sellers and their friends, families and neighbors.  

Bummer, moral of this story, don't celebrate until you have cashed the check..