They pretend to be prospective clients seeking help, they pretend to be fellow CPAs, they pretend to be the IRS. 

Pretend you are testifying in Court.

If he is none of those things you might as well pretend you burned that money in the fireplace.  

Other times its obvious they are pretenders.

No tool should pretend otherwise.Where I see value isn’t replacing that stack, but earlier triage—before hiring a civil, opening title, or spending weeks on a market that shouldn’t make it past first pass.

I’m talking about things like:•site conditions and drainage•access, utilities, and neighborhood context •deferred maintenance that may not appear in photos•unique quirks that can affect rehab risk or resaleThe local market here has a lot of homes in the low‑to‑mid $200k range, and properties move at a pretty steady pace, so early insight can make a real difference in decisions.My goal isn’t to replace inspections or pretend I’m an expert in every discipline.

But pretend it would have taken them a month.

Capital, credit, time, deal sourcing, management, decision-making — “equal partners” on paper rarely means equal in real life, and pretending otherwise creates problems down the road.Decision-making is another area I see trip people up.

Be sure to call twice if it is a small company and make sure they didn't just have a friend pretend to be an employer.

Plus the government pretends you did even if you don’t.