I'm not talking about pretending that I plan to use it for equipment and instead buying a duplex, I'm being up front with them about what I'm looking to do.  

My apologies for the long post, however I am and eagle stuck pretending to be a rat right now. the best thing to do is find a eagle that is flying and ask them how to take off.

Do you just pretend that unit is rented at market rate?

If someone falls down the stairs (or pretends to) and sues you, they can only go after the assets of the LLC, not everything else you own.

There are just those who pretend they do not have those feelings and then those who are strong enough to talk about it.I used to be so poor my diet was Ramen noodles all week long.

JasonTwo things, I never ever had a problem with a banker saying to me you have these cash flowing properties in good areas and that might cause a problem and yes I know the banking industry has produced many, many idiots the last few decades but the only thing that started to show up for me during the pretend banker period was the number of loans that you had, no matter how good your asset sheet was. 

Tell them you don't bother with biz cards because they're for people who like to pretend like they're taking the right steps but in actuality aren't - they'll understand.Biz cards are overrated and every new wholesaler or investor has one.

Now you pretend to completely agree, or, if you've mastered the Jedi mind trick of it, convince yourself that you agreed all along.

And Greenland means "Green Land", but it doesn't make it so :)  I don't think anyone said that the only way you can built wealth is through debt, but pretending that leverage cannot significantly increase your cash flow and ultimate net worth is folly.

It's threads like this that really hammer home my belief that some people would be better off working at a mall kiosk instead of pretending to be a real estate "investor"...