Foreign investors! Do you use US address and phone number?

[Naga A.]

I have a dilemma. When I talk to contractors, agents or property managers and get asked where I live or my current address is, I cringe and reluctantly say I live in japan. I don't want to say it because I don't want them to think they could take advantage of me or I can't monitor their work.

So i am thinking of getting US address and phone number (apparently there are some services) to hide the fact that I live oversea. To those foreign investors here, do you use the same tactic and if so do you use the US address and phone number and which company you use?