While this is a good thing in some ways, as it keeps the power to change taxes local to your own community, it does mean that the state government can’t act to regulate or influence this taxation.

The crash coarse would be to read:- BRRRR by @David Greene- Long Distance Real Estate Investing by @David Greene- The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by @J Scott- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Important for that Networking Piece) - What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow ... by Frank Gallinelli (To bolster your knowledge of running the numbers) If you want to go a little deeper, I love the CPA advice on BRRRR from @Brandon Hall.Listen to Podcast 327.

Whether it be print, sphere of influence, the MLS portal for leads, and word of mouth from 1 agent to another agent...all works over time.

Luckily, I always have an open ear, but am not easily influenced by tenant sob stories.

Of course I'll go smaller if the money is there, but the 16+ was something I've heard from Grant Cardone; a major influence on my drive, work ethic, and my future success.

And I haven't heard a single friend mention that they think this will influence their decision to either stay in the city or flee to the suburbs.Additionally, I understood when buying in this city that there would have to be a financial reckoning.  

If you show just enough, then there are others who show way more and can influence the seller in a bidding war or multiple bids.

@Ryan Blake I am curious how the replies influenced her decision? 

So i have been reading a lot lately in hopes of pushing myself in the correct direction to be successful as an agent and ive noticed that many of the TOP agents in the USA really talk a lot about mastering your Sphere of Influence and marketing to group your sphere to use them as your source of seller leads primarily with occasional buyers leads.

Bought our first home in 2007, but investing since 2012 -- specific SFRs, only in NC b/c of my mom's influence and unique skill set (feel free to read my bio for more on that - kinda long story -- so I won't take over your thread with it!)