Is it really shady to then issue more stock in the form of option to employees at a lower price while everyone pretends you've reduced outstanding shares and no one complains because the price keeps going up?

A balance between keeping a crash potential in mind and that should drive you to buy as smart as possible, but then not going to the far extreme and putting so much thought and planning into something that doesn't exist, and if it were to suddenly exist, pretending we have any way of knowing exact numbers on that. 

Is the true private lender a once in a lifetime unicorn among a forest of bears and wolves pretending to be?

KMc,It is very easy to pretend that the operating expenses will be 35% or 40%, but that is just not reality.

If they don't want to just send it for the sake of helping someone out then call the next wholesaler and pretend to be a buyer willing to sign a contract on the property their assigning.

When the cops showed up, they pretended like I never asked them, though I have proof I did, and offered it to the cops.

I won't pretend to know a lot about Central Jersey, but if you're commuting to NYC that's a stretch depending on how close you are to a ferry.

I'm not going to pretend I know how to make it all work, but we can figure things out I'm sure.

As a mental exercise, close your eyes and pretend I am a financial advisor, seeking an investment from you.

I decided to have my husband call and pretend like his daughter was looking for a two bedroom.