First, network within your sphere of influence.

A circle of influence.  

Another is Circle of Influence...I can offer an investment deal to my friend from college, and he can choose to invest $250k with me, even though he's not an accredited investor. 

Maybe it influences your decision, and broadens your horizons for the future also.

I'm not looking at buying now, but I did want to start wrapping my mind around the ins and outs of buying, fixing, and selling in short durations.I know market influence on income is a difficult way to make a living, so my goal is to make a bankroll to be able to fund my first flip with straight cash. 

So that influenced our decision to take less of the piece of pie in the realms of equity.  

I know that repair value (barring the inevitable unknowns) can be influenced by condition of the home and property, area similarities (meaning, if your comps have granite counters, then your flip needs to have granite counters), and budget.But, what do I really need to know?  

 :)I'll let Dion speak to his own writing style..... conversational, influencing, technical, instructional,  fiction, non-fiction or just BSing... 

I dusted off Eat That Frog and read How to Win Friends and Influence People again over the weekend.  

I drove my partner to the property to show him in case that would influence our decision.