Pretend your spouse added a $50k closet to your home.

But all I read is you focusing on the 10% and pretending it's the whole. 

To be transparent, we are a for profit business that definitely wants to make money (we don’t pretend to do this for charity)!

The acceleration of low rates has faded and we find ourselves similar to our previous norm for growth.I don't pretend to possess a crystal ball, no investor or agent could, but drawing on my experience in the daily dynamics of the market here in Raleigh, and looking at the facts, a price drop seems unlikely in the next few years.

I also don’t pretend to have a massive strategy yet.

Pretend you're starting over.

Pretend to be a renter and visit other homes to see what you are competing against.Can you improve your pictures? 

You can always pretend to be a renter and pump the Seller for information.  

thank you I will read these as well.. the first one you posted sounded like the seller did not understand or pretending to not understand. and keep in mind these are not skilled RE folks so even if you explain it may not sink in..

Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Lol, I would make a crack about the Irish, but it'll probably get flagged for being racist ;-)I'd invite you to come stand on the border and see if your mind changes about who is coming across nowadays......Peace, Brother.....Hey, im no right winger or even close but Iḿ far from the type that will sit here and pretend there is no problem.