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New-Work-139 t1_jeefqfz wrote

The markets probably do make sense, there are just so many constantly changing input variables that we just don’t possess the capacity to actually make sense of it.

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New-Work-139 t1_jawaz5b wrote

The answer is that it depends. It could be a good faith charge because the landlord wants to background check people before touring the unit to them. This is common for single female landlords for example as a safety precaution.

My guess is that they’re probably using it as a revenue tool though to compensate for their time. Not super ethical IMO but not a scam.

It could also be a scam. It’s not unreasonable to ask for proof of ownership first.

Either way, it’s up to you. Unfortunately there aren’t often many options and landlords know this.

Source: am landlord

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New-Work-139 t1_j9358kb wrote

It seems like enough money to enrich the chosen vendors without actually making much progress. Just enough for them to come back and say well now we know how much work is needed to be done — we need $200MM! It’s not unique to Maine unfortunately. There are whole firms funded entirely by the US government and they tend to be grossly inefficient because they spend all their money trying to get the contracts in the first place

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