These introduce yourself fora always give me the sensation I am standing up at a meeting for some 12-step programme - though I've never actually been to such a meeting and it is most probably my perception does not match reality.So, it begins ....

Our district clerk is pretty sophisticated when it comes to technology.

I didn't even know there was a negative perception out there.

A more sophisticated time-value-of-money approach is needed for a more thoughtful analysis of an investment and how improvements impact value over time.You can't really compare capitalization rates in different submarkets very easily either.

I hear from those attending that this has driven average returns on tax liens to 6-9%, but that's for financial institutions with scale that can hire cheap labor to visit every site (which is a must to ensure the property is in good shape), go to the local assessor's office and look up all the liens, hold onto the lien for several years, administer the ongoing payments and any foreclosure proceedings, and run pretty sophisticated spreadsheets that estimate whether you're going to get 6% or 8% return, based on economic forecasts, etc.

Again, these prices are very basic, and there is really no substitution for pulling a tape measure on each space and plugging your metrics into a more sophisticated estimation model.Please remember that these costs vary a greatly by region, and our company also receives excellent pricing because of its size.

The investors are more sophisticated and want the relationship one on one.

Perceptions up here in RI are that gas is preferred, oil is not really liked, and all-electric is the worst.

I jumped in because there seems to e a huge mis-perception by new investors that this is an issue they need to deal with. 

It's not at all uncommon to form an LLC and have accredited &/or sophisticated investors invest in it.