I think the most important influence in my life is my friend who is 5 years older than me and owns a gas station.

. $2k a few times a year for pushing contract paper and a few searches is better than $5k once a year -mentally & fiscally.

Jeff Conradi - Here's a link with some book recommendations:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/152-real-estate-investing-booksEveryone is going to have their own personal opinions on "the best" books, which is no doubt going to be influenced by their individual investment strategy.

The Board tends to be focused primarily on the fiscal management of the complex and not (in my experience) as concerned with the behavior of individual tenants.  

BGV, along with other hotel and condotel operators, want less competition from STRs and have a strong arm in influencing the town's politics. 

I haven't done much since college, but they were mostly mind-bender films influenced by Aronofsky (Pi, Momento, Requiem for a Dream).

In fiscal year 2014, RHS guaranteed 139,000 loans totaling $19 billion.But the agency is trying to increase that number.

These type really do have a local societal influence.

Most of them have absolutely No influence on what offers get accepted anyway.  

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