I do plan to continue to let an agent handle all my sales, but I am not sure if I will be easier for a buyer to sue me since there may be a perception I am held to a higher standard since I am in the business even though I am not representing myself.

For this to work you must change the perception of the building in the eyes of the tenants and the community.

Now, if I see or find out that you have plastered ads all over town, put it on CL, that's a good indication to me that I'm not getting any special deal from you, in fact, it tells me I'm just another guy in the general public that you're advertising to. meaning I may have to compete with Johnny Who Knowswho.You don't really want to get involved with a off the shelf mom and pop buyer looking for their own home, that gets sticky for you, so why go there while killing the perception of trying to give your real target market that you're trying to give them a good deal?

And note, I didn't say no "deals" are done, I am highlighting the reality of it, because I hear a lot of perception that one joins and "POW" there's deals left right and center flying around as though it's plugging oneself into a vibrant deal-flow, which is nothing at all what it is. 

My perception is that, as a renter, I had a lot of competition to get into neighborhoods like the Higlands or Crescent Hill.

I’d agree that there was a perception that it was easier to contract Covid if you lived in a dense city like Manhattan or SF.

Hey all, question for all the real estate brokers out there.  If you have a real estate brokerage but you aren't using a big name to back you up (ie: Remax, Century 21, etc)...when you are flipping houses, do you feel...

After closing and working with the property manager, reality struck and my perceptions were wrong.

Thomas S. your perception has nothing to do with reality.  

The assumption, and rightly so, is that a property is worth what it sells for, not the value a buyer sees as their value to them, lenders don't lend on a buyer's perception of value.Now comes the rule Wayne mentioned. loans are based on the lower of cost or market price, this is a dead fast accounting rule under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that all banks follow as well as any prudent lender.