i'm telling you all this so that you can see that i am a genuine and relatable person. life's too short to pretend i'm a stuffy business person- i'm not. i also want to show you that i am motivated, smart, and resourceful. i have goals, but i need some help. i don't have time to waste, and i read once that Andrew Carnegie said that making good deals involves being up front and honest about what you want, so this is what i want:i want a mentor to help me to get some real experience in the field, and i want to find a reliable and fair network team. i also want someone to believe in me enough to invest in me so i can get started. what i'm willing to give:i am willing to negotiate a fair return on investments. i will share and support my network team just as much as they support me. and for a mentor, i will negotiate a fair trade(perhaps a percentage of my real estate profit for the first year) for the education. and... i will totally take some people on business dinners(and write them off on my taxes), you know, as a bonus. :)so, are any of you willing to invest in me?

As far as actual track record/technical merit/history goes, I don't know much more than that--however at the meetup talk they tried to be as conservative with their numbers as possible which I found attractive (as opposed to hyping things up and pretending REI is some overnight venture).I also think Memphis Cash Flow mentioned Marathon property management as a good go-to sister company for managing properties--do you know of others that also reputable?

I guess you can say that's goal setting, but it beats running around like a chicken without a head.Wholesaling is a way into the business, but just be honest with people and don't pretend to be something you're not.Jeff

“You must be the person you have never had the courage to be.Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.”

I'm not an attorney nor have I ever done anything like that but I can totally see a tenant your trying evict coming to the court room claiming deceitful practices because you pretended to be a common neighbor meanwhile you were the owner.

Some would pretend to be demented, some WERE demented. 

I'm willing to admit I don't know anything about lease options in Texas... not a clue, and I don't pretend to know either.Lease Options aren't rent to own?

Look, I can't help you are talking out your back side while pretending to know what you are talking about.

Acting as the middle man on a property you do not own, but pretend to own, without even notifying the real owner?

If the market is changing, don't pretend otherwise.