The very ugliest part of a sheriff sale is seeing a former owner,  half-mad with the overwhelming psychological trauma of losing their home, trying to beg a bank's lawyer to just give them another chance to pay, or disrupting the proceedings to protest the house being brought to auction.The investors hate the lookie-lookies.

Anecdote: psychologically, sellers are now much more prepared for the weak demand and weak offers than they were last year.

But human psychology doesn't change easily :-)To hammer it home... some of the most effective websites in their industries are also some pretty darn cluttered sites.

We know its all the same money going out the door each month for the tenants, but psychologically it really provides a competitive edge and makes sure they all have insurance.

A lot of the replies to this post have gotten way off topic but I will share my 2 cents:The psychology behind working for a commission is that there is incentive for the realtors on both sides of a transaction to get a deal done.

Certainly possible, but I do think we are clearly entering a slowing economy at best which will weigh on buyer demand, and it’s not like we saw skyrocketing prices with prices in the mid 6’s earlier this year, granted there will be some psychological benefits from rates falling from 8 to 6.5, but hard to see a skyrocketing market again with rates still that high, or I could be totally wrong and prices could go up 20% and I’ll look like a total moron that’s why these predictions are fun lol.

Implemented correctly, UBI is not a threat to capitalism, it is a massive boost to capitalism.Imagine a more intelligent, more entrepreneurial populace who are now able to take more risks, start more companies, and work on more passion projects because they don't have to devote 100% of their psychological and physiological energy to ensuring their family does not starve to death.https://www.businessinsider.com/poverty-effect-on-intelligence-2013-8https://www.newscientist.com/article/2193136-universal-income-study-finds-money-for-nothing-wont-make-us-work-less/Like it or not, some form of UBI is the future.

Have you ever read any psychology / motivation / self-help / life coaching?

There are tons of books on how to run the numbers, but I find it is more important to find the right fit for your psychological profile.

We do this primarily as a psychological tool to respect our property.