Had a strange experience today. Went to a vacant rental property and found strangers moving in! I called my friend the Deputy Sheriff who had a little chat with them. Turns out some low life told them that he was the landlord, charged them a bunch of money and told them it was OK to move in. Know whom you are dealing with and let the buyer beware! There's now a family in Tampa who needs to move, lost their money to a crook and still looking. If they had only given it some thought, they would have know that the deal was way to good to be true. They were being offered a 3 bedroom home in Tampa in a decent neighborhood for $500 a month. The villan did not want them to fill out any application, just pay him rent and a deposit. I strongly suggested that the call my deputy acquaintance and have the man arrested when he brought them the lease to sign, if that ever really happens. Hope they do, but I have my doubts. regarding the rental market, started to slow down just before Halloween, there seems to be fewer lookers. I expect it will continue that way until after the first of the year. I have two very nice rental properties left, so If you hear of families that are looking, don't forget to tell them about me! I only accept high quality owners that take good care of their properties. I have actually fired landlords that will not keep up their rentals. I refuse to be a slum lord. People have a right to a decent home to live in regardless what they pay for rent.