so don't pretend to be one.

In our case, we don't pretend not to own the property, but we do tell them that we have to discuss with our partner (since usually only one of us is at the property this give us time to discuss the issues and make decisions that aren't hasty.)

I suppose if you have another meeting scheduled you probably have to say something, but if not I would just pretend like the guy/girl did not exist and move on.

They like to pretend they are negotiators but they just inspect.You have to then, in writing, make the repair request. 

Maybe it's the sort of properties I have the luxury of investing in here in the Rust Belt, but it's hard to get over how frequently people buy crap-made crapboxes because the numbers in their spreadsheet look good, trust the maintenance to some schmuck property manager who is willing to pretend to work for peanuts but who doesn't know beans about how houses work, and only find out when the metal meets the meat that they bought a crapbox managed by an incompetent that can't survive something like a major winter event.Like the weather's been highly predictable for the last fifty years and our politicians have routinely demonstrated excellence in disaster prevention and mitigation.I buy old houses up here in Pittsburgh, built during a golden age of pride in building.

@Tyler Tacy Let's pretend this 65-year-old woman could find a comparable apartment for $800 a month.

The other option I offered her is to leave when ler lease expires which is Sept. 30.

For STR, pretend you are going to visit the area next month, go to AirBnB, VRBO and any other platforms that are active in the area and look for a place similar to the one you are looking at buying.

Many “investors” would pretend that didn’t mean negative cashflow of $50k in year one.

I recommend calling some city offices pretending you are in the market for an illegal multi and asking hypotheticals.I would look into the STR idea, considering regulations on those are also gray right now.