The difference is, will it cost you money lost through mistakes as a result of not knowing what you are doing (or being given bad advice by people pretending to be experts), or is it going to cost you in the form of an INVESTMENT in tuition that you will not only be able to write off on your taxes, but will help you earn that tuition ten fold in short order?

What i would do: I would do leave your money where it is now,  and pretend that I does not exist, and start thinking creatively.

Usually I show by appointment, and prioritize by first application, or at least pretend to, so I can say, "sorry, we just need to run the credit for someone who wants it, if they don't work out I'll call you."

Watch this video and you pretend you are David Spade and your lawyer is the map;https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Pretend you have NO money and learn to buy without it!

As an illustration, let's pretend we live in a simplified, unrealistic world.

@Mike Jakobczak So do you pretend to vendors that you are a local investor?

I plan on forming an LLC, having rental checks emailed to my work address or a PO Box, and pretty much pretending to be a fellow tenant.

The point to all of this is people need to quit pretending they know something when they don't.

Any ideas on what questions to ask to cut out the pretenders?