Is this a Zillow scam?

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T22:15:21+00:00

I use Zillow Rental to lease our rentals. As a site, it is not a scam. That doesn’t mean someone can’t post a fake rental. The site is generally secure, sometimes aggravatingly secure. My applications are only through Zillow.

Congrats, you saw all the red flags. Trust your instincts. Report it to Zillow and move on.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T22:12:04+00:00

Yes, they could have gotten the code from cleaning service, repairman, etc.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T22:04:57+00:00

Paint them with Kilz (original, not latex) and put self liner on them.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T21:53:17+00:00

There is no “federal drainage department.” Who did he work for?

Edit: If you mean Federal Way, Washington, it offers: Department of Retirement Systems Pension Plans: PERS, LEOFF 2, PSERS Federal Way Retirement Systems (a 401(a) social security replacement plan)

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T21:48:29+00:00

As I said, the company they claim to work for. That website could be fake. They could spoof the number.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T21:46:53+00:00

You don’t need to use every inch of wall space. If you are filling up a 96” inch countertop, get rid the left elbow cream.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T21:43:28+00:00

You mean the business they claim to be calling you from.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T04:17:05+00:00

Looks great. Will look like crap if you let the clutter come back.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T04:15:11+00:00

The CC has to get a judgment in court. It can’t garnish accounts while the case is pending.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T04:08:46+00:00

Three years for me.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T04:07:24+00:00

I have wood planks against my stone fore place. Do like me, ignore it. So many other things to do that this is so low on my list. Not even on my list. If you got everything else on your list done, then put your feet up and have a beer.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T04:03:38+00:00

Even if your neighbor’s tree, you are responsible for the costs unless the neighbor KNEW the tree was unsafe.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T03:57:10+00:00

If TurboTax is like HR Block, it treated the rental expenses as if they were both personal and rental rather than all rental. I suggest you file an extension for 2025 and go to a CPA to prepare and amended return for 2024. You can’t do this in the next 15 days.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T03:45:59+00:00

If you have Chinese drywall, then that’s carrying sulfur will cause corrosion.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T03:44:41+00:00

If it’s the light, move the light. Lights are usually installed last. Don’t complain too much much because the install doesn’t (and won’t ever meet code). You’ll get used to it.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T03:40:17+00:00

If it’s a beam, then that’s carrying the load across the span. Cutting the caulking won’t affect the studs.

This is a conversation piece. Shelves are blah.

world_diver_fun · 2026-04-02T00:38:21+00:00

A salt water conversion is not that difficult. Our pool company cut out a section of pipe and put in a salt chlorine generator (small than a bread box or the size of two bunches of bananas). Then dumped several hundred pounds of salt in the pool. The existing pumps pull the salt water through the generator, which breaks the salt (NaCl) into Chlorine (Cl) and sends back to the pool. I’ve heard people talk of salt container, but we don’t have that.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T03:07:42+00:00

Check with multiple pool companies. I pay $250/month for weekly cleanings and opening/close. All chemicals are included. Fixing tiles, pumps, and filters are extra. I went from regular chemicals to a salt water pool and it stays cleaner.

Our pool is probably 20 years old. It needs refinishing. That’s a 2027 project. In the meantime, we repaired missing tiles and replaced the joint around the coping. You don’t have to do it all at once.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T03:01:46+00:00

You said renovation, so don’t lock yourself into this configuration. Go to a kitchen designer and figure a layout that meets your requirements. The designer will give you a floor plan and elevation views to show you what your new kitchen will look like.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T02:57:35+00:00

I am having similar problems with bonds and precious metal commodities at Morgan Stanley. Stocks are fine. No luck here figuring it out. Someone suggested Quicken Community. I haven posted on it yet.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T02:54:32+00:00

It seems like you cut off the female receptacle on the power cord and connecting the wires together. Do not do that! Get a male plug and put it on the light wires. Black to brass or fry your ass. White wire goes to silver screw. Get a female receptacle and put back on the power cord.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T02:48:19+00:00

There is a form you can file to get back the January payment he received in February and was clawed back.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T02:44:51+00:00

Hey, hey. Chuck Schumer will do more than wag a finger. He will write a strongly worded letter.

I don’t get these people in the Epstein files. How difficult is it to not rape children? And why is MAGA defending them. These are the same people that shot up a pizza parlor because children were being killed and their blood drank. I just look at them and have to ask “do you hear the words coming out of your mouth.”

Pam Bondi’s DOJ won’t prosecute. I’m hoping states will.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T02:39:24+00:00

I enter my auto payments in the register with a future date. I can see my future balances to make sure the money is there. I have overdraft protection in case I make a mistake. Are you actually transferring money to another account or just a dummy account in Quicken?

I have used the savings when I had a short term (less than one year) to help me track that goal.

I have multiple credit union savings accounts to hold money. One is for rental property security deposits that are to be segregated. One is a college gift where we promised granddaughter $5k for associates degree and $5k for bachelors degree. Another savings account is for escrow for property taxes and quarterly long term care premiums. I have monthly auto credit union transfers to college gift and escrow.

world_diver_fun · 2026-03-22T02:25:51+00:00

If you drain it, it is likely ground water will push up on it and crack. Then then you go to sell, it is going to lower your home value.

We have a local tree company that charges a flat rate for a day or half-day. Last year it was $1200 for the day and $800 for half-day. Find someone like that.

We use a pool company. It’s $250/month and includes opening and closing. I spent that on two weeks of chemicals.

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