Broker's still have quite an influence in bringing your offer to the top of the list on a prospective purchase.  2.

There's plenty of untapped potential but I would check in with the FPD for local crime data for specific areas like Framingham Center, where they still have a lot of loitering, visibly under the influence people on the street, blight, etc.   

I recently found this site and love all the positive influence this site brings.

This decision influences the taxation. 

Your goal is to take ownership of those personal work habits that lead to success, as you only have influence and not ultimate control of the outcome.

If I were on the other side of town, I might have some peace of mind at least as to my own safety, but I feel like my decisions as a property manager are definitely influenced by that personal desire of self-preservation.

This is to keep the appraiser insulated from the transaction and not influenced by buyers or sellers or the bank. 

Lenders have to be very careful about not sticking their nose in the business of a borrower, influencing a borrower to act or not to act in some manner.

Old friends that own stuff and are influencers (I know from the Main St Association, a historical preservation club) stopped to chat and told me of a friend of theirs that also owns stuff and has an empty dumpster this week just down the street.

But it came back at 90K.The appraiser was able to see the contract.. which means they saw the price we agreed on, and I feel like that influenced the homes they used as comps and affected the appraised value.