@Wes Blackwell writes essays on Sacramento on a fairly regular basis, check out his post history. 

Well I am of the "Live where you want and invest where it makes cents" persuasion...check my bio for my story.Still you will do fine if you got one in that range...the problem is it's unlikely to happen :).

Hi @Nicholas Papiri, check out @Wes Blackwell's multitude of essays on the Sacramento market. 

I can work my persuasive skills just as well through phone conversations than walking the neighborhood.

It's three fairly intense 9-hour days with inconvenient lunch breaks, and yes - there is a fair amount of "persuasion" which goes on.

My impression is that there were a lot of newbies that got real excited by the slick presentation and sales pitch without realizing that they weren't getting any real education at all, just minimal exposure to the business.Now, if you are interested in marketing and persuasion techniques, it is worth investing your money to attend.

I have learned the art of persuasion and selling from numerous sources over the years, however, the best persuasion techniques that I have learned came from one of my favorite mentors, Brendan Burchard.

I have studied and written about persuasion for years.

Knowing how persuasive he can be on the phone, I politely told him no additional discussion was necessary.

I'm of the "I hate debt" persuasion.