I see a lot of new agents try to study on their own for a few weeks and they tend to just confuse themselves.2.

Although appraisers around the country tend to cover their butt and be conservative, we find little issue with these Memphis appraisals.However, @Jay Hinrichs  makes a very good point.  

If you are a big enough agent in the space, people tend to send you off-market deals/distressed stuff as well.

Once you stand up to them, they tend to settle down.

Thanks for the recap, tend to agree that when it rains it pours, that things tend to stack up then go quiet again. 

One exception that I have seen over the years has been with my fellow service men and women.

Real estate investment tends to go like that. 

Right now, the system tends to create an environment where even lousy agents generally can't screw things up.

I had a group of 3 women veterans that wanted to do this out in Santa Rosa, CA, but their relationship actually fell apart during the home search and they abandoned the idea of getting a place altogether!

Those 4 tend to be the most popular sites for mid term rental listings.