.⚠ Fabricated Offer Letter or Pay Stubs – Unfortunately, fake employment documents are common, and verification through HR is one of the best ways to confirm legitimacy.⚠ Unstable Employment – They may have lost the job or never actually started, making verification impossible.⚠ Other Issues – They could be hiding something (evictions, unpaid rent history, or other financial instability).What You Can Do:✔ Ask for the official employment verification letter – Many HR departments provide standard verification letters upon request.✔ Verify pay stubs – Cross-check them with bank statements to confirm deposits match.✔ Call the employer directly – If HR is off-limits, ask for a manager’s contact instead.✔ Stick to a Consistent Screening Process – Fair Housing laws require uniform screening criteria, so making an exception for one applicant could lead to discrimination claims.

Maybe it was - but I’ve seen a lot of times where people fabricated their “tract record”, their “resumes”, and their “educational credentials”. 

Many landlords I know have gone through this...and you’d be surprised how much odor can stick to things like carpets, walls, and fabrics even with a no-smoking clause in the lease.

Do not fabricate.

@Fabrice Deroubaix LLCs generally don't do anything for you (good or bad) from a tax standpoint.

It's a delicate balance!

I’d like to opportunistically invest @Jillian EzLike Russell said, this was a fabricated story by a local realtor team that caught fire in the news.

Does anyone have recommendations for good, reasonably priced countertop installers/fabricators who do work in the north/northwest suburbs of Chicago, specifically around Prospect Heights?

Buy a quality couch from a US manufacturer and their fabrics are usually excellent.

I now had someone to give me guidance in all of these new and delicate situations I was finding myself in.