Keep in mind that is probably just a perception.

Perception is critical.Keep in mind, they are continually receiving hundreds, if not thousands, of similar letters.

It is not what you do so much as the perception of what you could be doing.

Perception is reality and, like it or not, zillow seems to be shaping buyer perceptions.

This perception can happen if you acquire a property for less than the appraised value.

For someone whose grown up in a family where food was a means of "comfort" instead of something we do to "be fueled", it's understandable how difficult a shift in perception can be.Like any other lofty goal, it works if YOU do.

(Not a risk in the US in my perception). 2.

I live here at my 4plex near the BART station, and it's not nearly as bad as even I had the perception of before I bought here.

You're pretty perceptive in that you identify many of them in your most recent post in this thread:Originally posted by Luke Redford: I guess investing out of state has the same feeling that mutual funds do to me, trusting of other people to give you correct info that your money is in the right place.

Turns out they were doing great and had a backlog of work from their target customer segment.What this illustrates to me is that there are different customer segments and value received is a perception based on customer wants and needs.