There is no excuse not know that they are constantly looking for a trend.

There is really no excuse for it.

"Excuse me, could you tell me where the London Bridge is?"

It may just be an excuse.

Using 'helping' as an excuse to write what you wrote doesn't hide what's (and who's) behind it. 

Nor do I not use money as an excuse to not do or not achieve.

Quote from @Brad Helmink: I've been a lurker for years, but mostly because I didn't have any money to invest in real estate (excuses, I know).

And it was a great start to a relationship that is still alive years later.On the other hand: I had a licensed broker recommended by an investor friend in Indianapolis, flew out there to look at the market and meet him, partnered with a local to me friend who had done local flips (that was my first flip, but I was no REI novice) and has an advanced accounting degree, also had the friend vet the broker and each property he brought to our consideration for a flip, finally agreed on a specific property after months of turning down others, signed a very specific (our attorney-drawn) contract that outlined project management responsibilities by the broker, kept in touch through the (delayed) process (and numerous excuses that - at that time - did not seem unreasonable,) flew out there again when the rehab was completed (and found a bunch of issues “on the surface” that he quickly addressed,) only to eventually lose a lot of money through the broker’s apparent negligence and downright fraud...

Finding good tenants costs me money, so if they're already in front of you, why not try to say yes, instead of trying to find a legal excuse to say no?

Please don't try to make excuses on their behalf.