There are a few beliefs here I would like to invite you to challenge, in the very least it's a good thought exercise. 

I have made numerous claims, sometimes on the same property and my rates have never been raised.

So noobs often fall into the trap of looking at just lower and lower priced neighborhoods in an effort to make the numers work.And the Rehab-R is deceptivly easy to say, but takes 3-6 months and a lot of time from the investor to design, source materials, handle paperwork and supervise the project. 

We ask clients to invite a friend we may not know. 

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

It does add up.It got me an invite to an IRS audit just because of what they deemed excessive mileage regardless of a log documenting all trips.

Personally, this could not be worse news for my buyer/investor focused growing business, however my role is not going away anytime soon..For example, there have been numerous instances where the amount of price negotiation exceeded my compensation or transactions that without my (or a professionals) participation would likely not be as efficient, feasible or successful.

On point number 5- I was just talking to a friend about that who invited me to be on the board of directors for an affordable housing nonprofit.

Hey, I sent you an invite to connect.  

I've been invited to tell my story on Joe Fairless and a couple of others.