I'm not a CPA and would never pretend to be.

Plus, you can just give out your friend Bob's phone number and ask him to pretend like your landlord.

I'd feel poorly if I forced a tenant to fill out a paper version only to port them to a website afterwards (and I can't even see a sample form without pretending to be a tenant-- so I'm unsure if that questionnaire will even ask for employer references that I can view after they fill it out).

So....you're trying to pretend that a $450 non refundable deposit per year isn't a rent increase? 

I get a number of applicants with this same type of thing, and besides the integrity question, I also don't want tax dollars on my school district to increase to support those who pretend to reside in the district. 

Pretend that you are not the tenant and purchasing the property.  

Personally I'd rather have a tenant sniffing coke than smoking marijuana, which can leave an odor and possibly the need to re-paint after they leave.If they have been good otherwise, I would pretend I never saw this.

The best way I heard someone finding a property manager is calling all listed property mangers and pretending to be a tenant interested in a unit.

find the best applicants (not in order)- pretend like you cannot make exceptions, like you have a Regional Manager that you'll have to explain this case to... would it still make sense?

OP, If she has the means and is willing to pay the rent, she absolutely should.Also, please for the love of anything, don't "pretend" you are married.