Brittany some investors are not investors at all.They are daisy chain point collectors, pretenders, etc.You need to screen these people before giving them any of your time.

Traveling around on a bus pretending one size fits all doesn't really make you a valuable resource.Read these two threads before you go to the first one: Taking a stand after a $50,000 liePlease help $41,000 paid to a guru company to be refunded !

The folks who enforce these things (if bandit signs are illegal in your area) will call you pretending to be potential clients/targets and eventually in your discussions or meetings you will identify yourself.Guess what happens next?

Try pretending you don't have it.

On the other hand, if your agenda is to plug your own product, while only pretending to help the person, then it probably is a solicitation.

Pretend to be a prospective tenant and make some calls.

Let's say the PITI $2000 and the rent is $3000 (and lets pretend there are no other expenses) with the net profit split 2 ways, and appearing as such on your tax returns.

I haven't done a commercial deal so I won't pretend to give advice I'm not qualified on.

Pretend your 24 yrs old again.

Don't forget to have your communications in writing specially if they'd pretend they moved out, but a few items were left behind.