“Conmen, scammers and fraudsters are thieves, plain and simple, and when they repeatedly take advantage of our community, like in this case, they need to be in prison.”Houston fraudster Robert Gibson, who made over $1 million pretending to wholesale distressed properties for cash, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to theft.

I don't like taxes any more than the next guy, but I certainly think taxing someone's assets when they die is fairer than taxing people that make more at a higher percentage.All of the systems are flawed...and no, I don't pretend to have all of the answers.

I am a completely tax/accounting/quickbooks novice, so pretend you are explaining this to your 90 year old grandmother

If the property passes this first 50% test, then you need to determine whether the other 50% of your rent is sufficient to pay all your costs of ownership and rental operation -- or, in other words, your overhead.Start by pretending you own the property free and clear.

Even the title company changed name months ago so it's not surprising that they would change every other name as well and pretend that they're a whole different company.

We’re not pretending to be something we’re not.

I would suggest you don't need to pay for a coach in the following scenariosYou're not sure if real estate investing is for you – First, Pretend you bought a property then dig around Bigger Pockets and see what people have to say about their experiences and apply to your pretend property.

If I was new, I would pretend I didn't have it and I would learn to make it in this business without it. 

Positive suggestions, please - we've done enough beating of the "challenges" dead-horse.Steve beat me to it...you're not "getting it" yet...I know you don't respect my business knowledge, so let's just pretend that I'm quoting someone else who you do respect:"Focus on satisfying your customers first...the money will follow."                       -- Someone Else

To use a metaphor, pretend you actually have a horse, explain what you want the horse to do and how it will do it.