@Brian Fuerle Another thing to keep in mind - Massachusetts, and maybe NY, hires "testers".The sole function of these people is to pretend to be a buyer or tenant and to trick you into saying something that they can claim is discriminatory.I talked with another agent a few weeks ago. 

I can do the whole "pretend to be an extrovert" and even public speaking, it's just draining and I need to come home and recharge on the beach or with my cats.Plenty of great business models for introverts such as private lending, deal analysis, research.  

If you didn't know it, we're practically the only place on earth that still pretends COVID was a serious issue and that the deadbeats need protecting. 

@Kevin Forsell as others have said, you can’t pretend it will be your primary residence knowing you never plan to live there.

I think what John is saying is just that he doesn't appreciate when the wholesalers who are trying to make a quick buck through deception (pretending they'll buy it when they just want to flip it over) and covering their own butt with disregard to the time wasted for the seller.

At the moment I think I will just have to live with it, because I am not willing to pretend I am broke, just to avoid unpleasant conversations.Would love to hear how others deal with mony and friends&family.

And the “journalists” will keep pretending they aren’t guesses. 

After 4 months the plans going forward we have are still shockingly primitive and the debate is between lock down forever and pretend nothing happened.

You can cause a homeowner a financial loss by pretending you're a real buyer.

In practical terms, an example of what that means is that 3-4 months before your BRRRR appraisal (when you're still doing rehab work), start visiting the open houses of all of your future comps, get the seller's disclosure packages from listing agents (pretend to be an unrepresented buyer if that's what it takes), and find out in writing from the seller of that house why that comp is about to sell for $50k or $75k less than what you think your property will be worth.