That would be a strong factor in influencing their decision in our favor. 

They're not even inside yet, but those two parts will influence the rest of their tour.Can a nice house, at a great price in an awesome neighborhood overcome an ugly exterior? 

I would love to build a sphere of influence that I can reach out to. 

@Wei Huang If you know what bank it is, see if you can find out when their fiscal year ends. 

With the schools growth, massive amounts of investment (innovation campus for instance), and growing influence in the area; I think there is a lot of opportunity for gentrification through coordinated investment.Wichita as a whole might be struggling to figure out how to grow the economy faster, but I think the city and WSU is making the right moves to make that happen.

So if while your in college along the way you pracrice the principals I was talking about above (fiscally responsible, reasonable rational decisions) then when it comes time to actually starting to invest you have good decision making skills

It opened this summer, and might influence your decision on where in central CT to invest. 

If you have a lender that you have networked and can directly influence the underwriter, then you will be able to do something about it.

Thats actually what influenced me on creating this profile :) @Dylan Hargrove Thats awesome!

Do insurance payments influence credit?