Sometimes, this is the case in certain markets, however, it is rare in a 'normal' market that every deal goes by seamlessly without any agent knowledge and experience required.

Most of the new houses luckily are being built to blend in with the character of the neighborhood.

At least he seems to be charging you a blended wc rate.

Well the Bing Administration devised a plan to push the lower income into certain pockets of the region; however, Duggan seems to have disbanded that and instead is looking at ways to blend the low income in with everyone else via affordable housing credits on large new developments.

Seems like it would be difficult to match the blended color in the future if/when touch ups are needed.

That being said, if I were you, I'd try to find the best blend between housing prices and population growth/housing starts if capitalizing on long-term appreciation is your primary objective.    

Why learn on my own when someone else may already know how to do it and with the right blend may be able to show me how to negotiate a wholesale deal based on leads I provide and a fee I share with him.

You want to know the "Market Norm"...In this case it sounds like a blending of the $50 and the $140 will result in your true market price.  

In most cases, a well-balanced blend of both investment strategies is what you should strive for.

On a dark roof they kind of blend in anyway.