If the majority of renters in your area can easily afford your houses, it’s much easier to keep them occupied and profitable.One way you can learn rent values is to pretend you’re a renter in search of housing.

Don’t get me wrong you can always find an agent that will be glad to do whatever they are told just to be busy and pretending to be working with a “client” but is that the type of agent an investor should really be forming a relationship with?

John Briggs,I don't know your tax bracket but lets pretend you are single and your highest taxable dollar is: 85,650 which is taxed at 25%.

They get a lot of these letters and most of them are from individuals pretending to be large companies or actual large companies.

Is this something I can document for tax purposes, or am I just better off pretending like it didn't happen?

The more that people do so, the harder it will be for the mainstream press to pretend that investors are just a buch of sheisters and slumlords.

There is no need trying to pretend someone is deceased.

Now I am no Pollyanna and certainly wouldn't tell a tenant the answer to any question, but pretending that I am a PM and don't own the property seems like a big lie and an easy one to get caught in.

The market doesn't have time for pretenders because to many real players are in the marketplace.Show me you have the cash directly and show me you are willing to put it on the line to get the deal.

Don't laugh but I actually started pretending I knew what I was doing and literally acting like the wolf of wallstreet for confidence building.