I've included an example below to help illustrate this.  

This illustrates the popularity and value for money in Phuket when compared against property values and rises in Bangkok and throughout most of Asia over same period!

There are also the diggers and go-getters - a good illustration of the 80/20 rule.If an agent is representing both the vendor and the buyer {double ending}, it must be disclosed up front - in any  jurisdiction where we have operated both vendor and buyer will be asked to sign a dual agency agreement acknowledging their awareness of the agents role(s) before any offers are submitted.While I agree with you that many agents (the 80%), in the residential space, are simply tour guides with lock-box access.  

This process is illustrated below.With interest rates now over 7%, our previous process no longer works.

I'll post a follow up on implementation in a few weeks.Yes, it was meant to be an illustration, using small, simple numbers for simplicity, not an absolute:Let's say I spend $200 extra dollars on insurance for comprehensive insurance (this is assuming we agree that spending money on liability is a good idea) for a unit, and that unit rents for $500 per month, or $6,000 per year.

I've gathered some data from HAR on the famous 'Energy Corridor' area of Houston, to illustrate some of the changes/activity in the r/e market over the last 15 years.

For updates please comment as we will be posting development photos with illustrations.

That term probably doesn't have much volume, if any, but I'm trying to illustrate what the keyword being searched says about the user.

@Clay Manship, no doubt some rough areas, illustrated by @Ryan Dossey experience.  

Below is a diagram I created to illustrate the effect urban sprawl can have on investments over time as higher income families move to newer areas.Las Vegas is completely surrounded by federal land; there is very little land left to develop.