I am just going to leave this here.

Your reply about renting small domestic spaces for crazy amounts of money made me think of the flip side of renting. Times are hard for everyone and people wanting to find additional income streams may consider the prospects of renting out some portion of their residence to make money. On the surface It sounds like a good way to make some nontaxable extra cash. But, the devil is always in those details rarely considered. I personally know people that attempted to do just this very thing during previous economic downturns and it ended up being one of the worst experiences of their lives. Instead of the venture being an additional income generator, it cost them money they already didn't have and temporary loss of their home.

Renting a dwelling to someone and trying to have them evicted is challenging enough. But trying to evict someone living under your own roof can turn into your worst nightmare. All the tenant needs to do is start some kind of an argument and then file some BS protective order. The homeowner is caught off guard by the process. Remember, even if someone is just renting a closet in your home, that closet is still considered their residence by law. Armed with a temporary protective order the closet dweller can then have the homeowner thrown out of their own home to comply with the order. The squatter then gets to stay in the home expense free. Good luck with the process of getting your home back - depending on the state.

This scenario happened to a couple of people that I personally know. Basically their good nature and willingness to help someone was used against them. The mother of a friend of mine, who was only collecting a small pension and who had a huge heart, was railroaded by trying to help another woman that needed a play to stay. She knew the women from her church so she thought it would be a safe arrangement. Boy, was she wrong. It took her over a year to get the crazy person out of her home - all while she was forced to live with her son as she fought the eviction and restraining order in court. The TPO forced her to stay a certain distance away from the squatter in her home. The crazy woman injured herself and made up some BS story about my friend's mother being abusive to her in order to get the TPO - the victim card. After a little bit of digging, we found out that this was not the squatter's first eviction/TPO rodeo. This crazy woman knew exactly what she had to do to maximize the scam.

So, I wanted to relay this bit of info just in case anyone may be considering moving someone into their own home, or they may have a close relative, like a parent, that is considering taking on a boarder to make some extra cash. Know the laws in your own state about evictions and what the rules are concerning being removed from your own home by a TPO. My advise is to find another way to make money.

I am just going to leave this here.

Your reply about renting small domestic spaces for crazy amounts of money made me think of the flip side of renting. Times are hard for everyone and people wanting to find additional income streams may consider the prospects of renting out some portion of their residence to make money. On the surface It sounds like a good way to make some nontaxable extra cash. But, the devil is always in those details rarely considered. I personally know people that attempted to do just this very thing during previous economic downturns and it ended up being one of the worst experiences of their lives. Instead of the venture being an additional income generator, it cost them money they already didn't have and temporary loss of their home.

Renting a dwelling to someone and trying to have them evicted is challenging enough. But trying to evict someone living under your own roof can turn into your worst nightmare. All the tenant needs to do is start some kind of an argument and then file some BS protective order. The homeowner is caught off guard by the process. Remember, even if someone is just renting a closet in your home, that closet is still considered their residence by law. Armed with a temporary protective order the closet dweller can then have the homeowner thrown out of their own home to comply with the order. The squatter then gets to stay in the home expense free. Good luck with the process of getting your home back - depending on the state.

This scenario happened to a couple of people that I personally know. Basically their good nature and willingness to help someone was used against them. The mother of a friend of mine, who was only collecting a small pension and who had a huge heart, was railroaded by trying to help another woman that needed a play to stay. She knew the women from her church so she thought it would be a safe arrangement. Boy, was she wrong. It took her over a year to get the crazy person out of her home - all while she was forced to live with her son as she fought the eviction and restraining order in court. The TPO forced her to stay a certain distance away from the crazy person squatting in her home. The crazy woman injured herself and made up some BS story about my friend's mother being abusive to her in order to get the TPO - the victim card. After a little bit of digging, we found out that this was not the squatter's first eviction/TPO rodeo. This crazy woman knew exactly what she had to do to maximize the scam.

So, I wanted to relay this bit of info just in case anyone may be considering moving someone into their own home, or they may have a close relative, like a parent, that is considering taking on a boarder to make some extra cash. Know the laws in your own state about evictions and what the rules are concerning being removed from your own home by a TPO. My advise is to find another way to make money.

I am just going to leave this here.

Your reply about renting small domestic spaces for crazy amounts of money made me think of the flip side of renting. Times are hard for everyone and people wanting to find additional income streams may consider the prospects of renting out some portion of their residence to make money. On the surface It sounds like a good way to make some nontaxable extra cash. But, the devil is always in those details rarely considered. I personally know people that attempted to do just this very thing during previous economic downturns and it ended up being one of the worst experiences of their lives. Instead of the venture being an additional income generator, it cost them money they already didn't have and temporary loss of their home.

Renting a dwelling to someone and trying to have them evicted is challenging enough. But trying to evict someone living under your own roof can turn into your worst nightmare. All the tenant needs to do is start some kind of an argument and then file some BS protective order. The homeowner is caught off guard by the process. Remember, even if someone is just renting a closet in your home, that closet is still considered their residence by law. Armed with a temporary protective order the closet dweller can then have the homeowner thrown out of their own home to comply with the order. The squatter then gets to stay in the home expense free. Good luck with the process of getting your home back - depending on the state.

This scenario happened to a couple of people that I personally know. Basically their good nature and willingness to help someone was used against them. The mother of a friend of mine, who was only collecting a small pension and who had a huge heart, was railroaded by trying to help another woman that needed a play to stay. She knew the women from her church so she thought it would be a safe arrangement. Boy, was she wrong. It took her over a year to get the crazy person out of her home - all while she was forced to live with her son as she fought the eviction and restraining order in court. The TPO forced her to stay a certain distance away from the crazy person squatting in her home. The crazy person she decided to help got her thrown out of her own home by claiming my friend's mother assaulted her. The crazy woman injured herself and made up some BS story about my friend's mother being abusive to her - the victim card. After a little bit of digging, we found out that this was not the squatter's first eviction/TPO rodeo. This crazy woman knew exactly what she had to do to maximize the scam.

So, I wanted to relay this bit of info just in case anyone may be considering moving someone into their own home, or they may have a close relative, like a parent, that is considering taking on a boarder to make some extra cash. Know the laws in your own state about evictions and what the rules are concerning being removed from your own home by a TPO. My advise is to find another way to make money.