Well, great, but in that case there were other and perhaps undue influences (in the bank's mind) to dump the property and move on, so it's questionable that that transaction met the definition of market value.But, if you are in business you usually want to follow generally accepted accounting principles, no requirement to for a private entity, but acceptable practices flows through to other issues, like taxes.

If I had to place his assets in priority I'dsay first was his ability to be personable and influence others, his perception of people and situations.

That's because we've removed those awards that were for things like influence, which is no longer part of the site.We will be going through the entire awards system in the coming weeks to make sure all of them are working properly, as we've been made aware of a few that aren't.Just letting everyone know what's going on . . .

In cases where there was some kind of problem such as a rehab that was more than the HOA wanted to handle or a sticky owner/tenant/occupant situation where they didn't want to evict, I could see where investors like us could provide a solution.I think the trick is to market to directly to the decision makers (HOA boards) or the gate keepers that could positively influence the decision makers (attorneys, trustees, HOA management) but I'm trying to figure out what would be the best way.

You'll notice that debt started to massively accumulate in 1981, during the Presidency of the biggest supply-side administration in history (Reagan is the Conservative's fiscal idol, and while I think he was an awesome President for other reasons, it's clear that his administration kicked-off the current debt problem).

That is the settlement agent's view in a cash transaction, as explained by American Title.First off, I would guess that ALTA's influence is different in different parts of the country, but in my part of the country, nobody cares about ALTA.

Additionally, influences are unique to particular neighborhoods.Of primary consideration is local influence - all the way down to the acutal individual neighborhood and the people living within the neighborhood.National events do have affects all the way down to the neighborhood.

We get to know an area, and what the major influences in the area are, ask ourselves if there's a niche that isn't being met, what is the potential for growth in that niche, etc.

Additionally, what the present owner paid for the property fifteen years ago has little bearing on its present value ... though it may influence the owner's expectations.

So both density (how many units you can fit on the land) and the price of each unit, will influence the land value (BTW, build costs, soft cost, etc also influence, but I leave them out in this example for simplicity)3.