And that little whisper is some how holding me back.

Most of us are probably not "applicant whisperers" like you so I will stick to income verification, credit reports and landlord references thanks.

They broke in and took back their furniture.Tom Goans - all I can say is wow - but I thought you were some kind of "tenant whisperer":https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/81/topics/91898-tenant-and-borrower-screening

There have been many caught at this and yes the FBI will nail them.. there was a case in NC 10 years or so ago were guys got huge fines and jail time.basically if your at a sale and two or three bidders are going for the same property and they start whispering to each other then suddenly stop or the property gets sold for 1 dollar over you kind of know some deal was made.In our market there were many that would just show up with cashiers check's qualify to bid with no intention of buying their only reason for being there was to get the 1 to 2k pay off.

LOL He was whispering on the cell phone, asking me what properties I was interested in, etc.

To me it's the same as addressing a group of people in a loud room while talking in a whisper and looking down at the ground.

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."

;) I know, y’all are prolly rolling your eyes and fall off your chair laughing by now😂 But that was like 8 months ago, and since then, I’ve ran into random people at parties, work and the most random places....everyone I met whispered into my ears, ‘ real estate’, ‘rental property’, ‘Just Do it (actually I think this was a NiKE commercial lol)!

There had been whisperings of future developments for years, that hadn't come together. 

Ask around about a "swap and drop" purchasing strategy that might help in some markets (I say in a whisper).