Her argument is specifically predicated on the idea that the entire industry, or a large enough percentage of the industry, is fudging numbers, playing games, or otherwise trying to extend things to pretend that housing prices haven't crashed.

Our company does mailings from time to time and without fail there’s typically somebody that pretends they’re offended because they got our postcard. 

Changing the words things are called is akin to tearing down historical items and pretending "it never happened".

Take calculated risks based on your own risk tolerance, don't make decisions on a gamble or without verifying it for yourself, and don't pretend to know what you're doing if you have no idea what you're doing.

Pick a property that is for sale and pretend you are buying it.

Tough break.I am going through a similar situation with an improperly installed dishwasher that burst and caused flooding.Full disclosure, I am not an attorney and don't pretend to be.

Pretend you don't have the money and learn to make it on less than 15-20k. 

It isn't  just "screen better", because if you refuse the first "money viable" tenant, regadless of background (drugs, gang member, violence, prison) in Seattle you can be sued because you "screen" and they have "shoppers" pretending to be prospective tenants checking landlords out.https://www.seattle.gov/civilr...https://www.avail.co/education...https://www.rhawa.org/blog/sea...

“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.