Letting sellers know who you are?

[Chad Fernendaz]

After talking with a few potential sellers I can't help but ask myself, "Is it better to let them know you're a real estate investor or a normal person who is just looking for a house?"  I am not trying to mislead anyone, but I also know that people are more willing to work with like minded people like themselves instead of a business man. And when you think about it, I really am just a normal person who is also an investor ;)

Because if I let them know i'm an investor, they are going to look at me like I am trying to make money off the deal, and try to make their asking price go up. 

But if I go in there like i'm a normal person looking for a house then maybe they will try to give me a better deal since they can't really expect anything out of me. 

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