The couches were tattered, the armchairs were burned by cigarettes, and the tables were banged-up"https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-scam-on-airbnb 

Or just a scam? 

I want to make it as easy as possible for my tenants to pay and I want to do the same for myself when it comes to accounting, as well, and I fear that their difficult website will just be more trouble than its worth.Has anyone else ever encountered this?

*oh once they tell you their 3 step process and their website is nicely laid out... let me keep looking* Goes to next search result * hmmmmm this look a lot similar to the one I was just looking out* leaves goes to next result *WTF why do they all look alike are they a tribe of investors trying to scam me!??!

Are there a lot of fake notaries out there trying to scam people out if $2? 

Competition is fierce and there are many who would try and scam you.

I can honestly say that after 12 years of business and 1000's of transactions (non REI) I have NEVER encountered a person as angry at the world as this neighbor lady.

you entrust lovers are [Removed Personal Attack] .. read these and tell me you guys are still in love with an administrator that has 0 regulations or protections for you... http://the-entrust-group.pissedconsumer.com/the-entrust-group-and-entrust-administration-are-a-scam-20120129292814.htmlhttp://www.ripoffreport.com/r/The-Entrust-Group/nationwide/The-Entrust-Group-Never-use-the-Entrust-Group-for-your-self-directed-IRA-Oakland-Nationwi-1149158http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/06/57334.htmhttp://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/complr17298.htm

I've now been scammed by 2 members of BP, and know of others that have also been scammed.

There were various old scams where someone would file a lien on a property, for example on a property owned by an elderly person, and upon death the estate would pay off the lien.