I could simply go someplace and inquire about anything, look up "pretexting investigations" I might play like a customer, or act like a out of town relative, or a guy from the school board, whatever mask I thought might get me "in".  

The consensus from the group is to take advantage of other asset classes not so long in the tooth for acquisition.

If you couple this masked brokerage arrangement with a seller that is reliant on moving the property quickly for a discount because of some distress in their life and you fail to perform it is highly unethical.

I'd cut them a deal on their transactions too. The

One way that producers are trying to mask this is by making packages smaller; a "green" package, "effeciency" packages, etc.

So the net only saved us about $15/month, but it also got us wireless monitoring in case someone cut our phone lines....something to consider if you end up using Ooma.I really like the service so far too. The

I supposes too the new buyer does not receive the tax deductions on interest paid since seller is giving up a large amount of equity on the deal.

Well the reason you don't see the benefit vs risk is because, I assume, you're looking in Los Angeles (I am too). The

Buying property, enhancing it, and charging higher rent to reflect its greater value is not sleight of hand, it's creating something of tangible quality that market actors will pay a fair price for.The 08 crash was the product of a number of sources: originators willing to lend to anyone and re-sell terrible debt; I-bankers who repackaged that debt into CDOs that masked the worthlessness of the underlying debt instruments; financiers whose models relied on fundamental misunderstandings (independence of default) and mispredictions ("housing has never gone down so it never will!")

It may depend if you are a licensed professional versus a home owner too.  The