This has been discussed numerous times before.

While I agree with most of the perceptions of financial freedom, other than MikeOh's opinion that it is just guru nonsense, it really depneds on your individual point of view.In it's simplest form, financial freedom is the ability to achieve a lifestyle which suites your needs without having to work for income.

Pretty sure this is how it works out .I have walked the exterior of the property numerous times now,not sure if I like the looks of a very big retainer wall holding backearth in the rear, but everything else looks great, to me anyways ..

There are numerous posts here that talk about the details of the math for both flipping and renting, so I'll only briefly summarize here.

What could a Realtor such as me do to help change the perception?

Maybe there is a subtle play toward the owner's perception of the property.

I guess on the internet a service would also be considered a product from the marketer's perception.

Applies in numerous ways.

We tend to judge a book by it's cover, we judge success by perception of a person.

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