Instead, you’re now in the shark tank receiving manipulated, and unfortunately, dishonest information because the lender now knows has to compete with however many people you’re talking to.

May indicate a dishonest seller.

Very dishonest of you in my opinion. 

As far as disclosure though I disclose it all in schedule E so there’s nothing to find they won’t get by next April anyway but I can see someone who is dishonest on their taxes.  

Would that cause any legal repercussions and will I be considered dishonest?

You can't trust dishonest people to give the money to their landlords.

I live in Canal Winchester and my wife and I are doing our second rental. We came across a contractor that seemed nice and had fair prices. He needed money to get started and we had a contract. Paid 800 dollars up fro...

It's not dishonest or taking advantage of them.

And SERIOUSLY... go find any coach and ask them.. what is your escape clause. and how do you handle getting the contract signed...IF they tell you anything other than telling the sellers the truth about your intentions, they are telling you to be dishonest!

Here's a few of the red flags I see:- The people you're dealing with (this middleman "construction" company) has a dishonest relationship with the seller, as evidenced by them telling you not to ask any questions during the viewing and actually telling you to lie about being with their company if asked who you were