Some people pretend to be a potential tenant but I've found that if you just level with the landlord you can get some good information.

Ive had this happen many times, or they will act like everything is fine, then just not move their car out of the driveway, or lock the door and pretend no one is home, or come and flip out, either way.

Pretend you are not going to live there, run the numbers with what you can rent it out at now since no one can predict the future.

I dislike the clunkiness of pretending to be someone else - reminds me of when the jig was up for the Wizard of Oz My, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain".Tenants know I'm the owner and "the buck stops here"....for good and bad things.

The purpose of an owner occupant loan is to allow you to purchase a property that you make your primary residence -- you live there, you get your mail there, you're registered to vote there, etc.While you might get away with it, here are some things to consider:- You have another lease, so you'd have to explain why you had 11 months left on a lease and then bought a primary residence;- It's an unfinished area, nobody is likely to believe you live there vs an apartment you also have control of;- You've posted in a public Internet forum, presumably with your real name, that you're considering breaking the law.Then there are the code violations of pretending your living in an unzoned space, which may or may not impact your loan status.

I will definitely call back tomorrow pretending to be a prospective tenant looking for a house in this area. :) Thanks for the excellent tip!

This creates ghostly deals, pools of loans floating around and eventually had folks pretending to be principals when they indeed were not.

Pretend to be an insurance guy or appraiser for a refi.

Seller is happy and Im being open and honest up front of me making a profit and I appear to be more credible than random people whom are "pretending" they have cash.

We are going to small claims court next month where I get to pretend to be a lawyer.