Perhaps, hiding the unit in the garage.

Which I don't do and I still get them coming sometimes.Just be aware once operator stars  options to refinance will only be private or  commercial loans tried myself and no luck hard hide is a assisted living with people in it heard of some doing some crazy stuff but hate going illegal on things like this, ended up refi with commercial forget about cash out and such, and you are bound by appraisal as a commercial property which was in our case 25% lower then if we sold it empty as a residential home.

I also pick up the rent in person every month so I don't think hiding a dog would be very easy for them if they do decide to not tell me

If your obsessed with the doom & gloom, have at it, wear the tinfoil, dig a hole and hide, feel free I won't stop you.

You can skim coat that yourself with decent results if you're willing to take your time, buy a few tools, and stop when you see something getting screwed up - most newbies think they can just keep going over drywall screw ups to hide it.

you have to get bids, escrow money, pay in draws, may not be able to do work yourself, and it takes a long time to get funded (due to the bidding and valuations it needs).I close tomorrow on a hard money loan where I'm paying 2 points up front, and 10.75% interest, with interest only payments and a 9 month term.My "appraisal" only cost me $250, since they only wanted a BPO, and fees were less than a traditional loan at a large bank (they hide a LOT of junk fees in there). 

It seems like a weird place to have a closet so the builder may have put it there because he needed a load bearing beam and this was a way to hide it.

Anyway they store data on an SD card that you have to check manually, but it is inexpensive, battery operated, and easy to hide.

Yes, I'm a Realtor, but I'm not that fluffy kind that will tell you how great your TV will look on a wall in order to hide stain.

This is what happens when a government runs up a large debt and runs out of money and gimmicks to pay for it or to hide it from public view.