Dangerous People In Real Estate
Many of you know that bad people exist in every walk of life. It's important to realize that real estate investing is no exception. Your next buyer, seller, competitor for a deal, or tenant may be this man's psychological twin: 
http://www.sptimes.com/Channel10/2004/01/25/Tampabay/Close_calls_recalled_.htm
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/15/Tampabay/Police_think_suspect_.shtml
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/17/Tampabay/16_years_of_trouble_u.shtml
To quote Hill Street Blues, let's be careful out there! 
[ Edited by flacorps on Date 01/27/2004 ]
Wow, thats about all I can say about that You never know who your dealing with
For those who didn't click on the links, a guy out of the St. Pete area is charged with killing a couple in the course of trying to scam them out of a classic pickup truck.
As the authorities run down his history, they're learning that he was a serial killer. Some of his nefarious doings surround real estate deals. He allegedly tried to burn down a house he owned ... with the tenant mother and her kids asleep inside. He allegedly tried to kill a competitor who bid against him at a foreclosure sale. He allegedly forged his duplex landlord's name on a deed, bought insurance on the place and was preparing to burn it down while she slept in the other half.
In short, he was a nighmare.[ Edited by flacorps on Date 01/29/2004 ]