Are they responsive to you and proactive in communication?

Communicate with your resident and schedule the repair quickly.

Personality and willingness to communicate are arguable more important than pure legal or price concerns.

They may be paying in advance to slide under your radar and avoid inspections or communication.

In the true story above, I reported the scam to the FBI by website after initially calling (FBI Internet Crimes Communication https://www.ic3.gov/) and the California Attorney General.

Need suggestion on how to communicate effectively to tenant by maintaining no law break.

Do I have to wait until the property closes to begin communication with my new (to me) tenant?

That means they're there to lend their guidance--most good HMLs have extensive market experience and have seen a ton of deals of all shapes and sizes and know successful deals and red flags when they see them--and simply be there to communicate with you.

That means they're there to lend their guidance--most good HMLs have extensive market experience and have seen a ton of deals of all shapes and sizes and know successful deals and red flags when they see them--and simply be there to communicate with you.

@Bret Habura, I think the underlying issue is poor communication with/from your PM.