The best thing to do is pretend you are a renter. 

I guess you can say that's goal setting, but it beats running around like a chicken without a head.Wholesaling is a way into the business, but just be honest with people and don't pretend to be something you're not.Jeff

“You must be the person you have never had the courage to be.Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.”

As far as actual track record/technical merit/history goes, I don't know much more than that--however at the meetup talk they tried to be as conservative with their numbers as possible which I found attractive (as opposed to hyping things up and pretending REI is some overnight venture).I also think Memphis Cash Flow mentioned Marathon property management as a good go-to sister company for managing properties--do you know of others that also reputable?

i'm telling you all this so that you can see that i am a genuine and relatable person. life's too short to pretend i'm a stuffy business person- i'm not. i also want to show you that i am motivated, smart, and resourceful. i have goals, but i need some help. i don't have time to waste, and i read once that Andrew Carnegie said that making good deals involves being up front and honest about what you want, so this is what i want:i want a mentor to help me to get some real experience in the field, and i want to find a reliable and fair network team. i also want someone to believe in me enough to invest in me so i can get started. what i'm willing to give:i am willing to negotiate a fair return on investments. i will share and support my network team just as much as they support me. and for a mentor, i will negotiate a fair trade(perhaps a percentage of my real estate profit for the first year) for the education. and... i will totally take some people on business dinners(and write them off on my taxes), you know, as a bonus. :)so, are any of you willing to invest in me?

I'm willing to admit I don't know anything about lease options in Texas... not a clue, and I don't pretend to know either.Lease Options aren't rent to own?

Just pretenders fantasizing with other pretenders.

It will be very educational.I have over half my money invested in the stock market, but markets go up and they go down, pretending there is a magic formula to rich's via active trading that the average Joe can easily accomplish with a minor amount of education and work  is both risible and ill-advised.

I will not pretend this was a pure aberration of capricious fate, that there were zero indications beforehand that racist white trash that hates Jews, black people, and immigrants has a widespread presence in my area.

@Matt Payne haha you doo look like him.. ever pretend to be him?..