I really liked never split the difference by Voss and getting more by Stuart Diamond.

That's like saying: "I saved $1000 on these diamond earrings that were on sale, and only had to spend $2000 to do it."

The biggest reason someone can not sell a property is because the price is wrong.If you are able to do comps correctly and really know values you will know the dogs from the diamonds.

Thanks for the kind words, @Francisco Feliz.Black Diamond never has selling speakers, we expressly exclude them in our philosophy of our meetings (url in my signature.) 

I currently live in Walnut, CA near Diamond Bar.

At least in the distressed SFR market.. remember they are only out for themselves generally and who ever brings them the deal.homeowners you can bond with and will respect you as the authority . and if you market correctly and keep dripping them when they go to sell your still their realtor.. now again this changes if you happen to find that diamond out there a very high volume SFR buyer that has some loyalty to their agents.  

Would you purchase a diamond on the roughest side of town?

Typically this would not be my ideal location however it truly is a diamond in the rough...part of town.

I would highly recommend the Black Diamond event that is about 20 mins. outside of the city in Waltham.

The Black Diamond events that @Ann Bellamy hosts in Waltham (2nd location in Worcester) are also great.There is also a REIA in Boston and if you want to travel a little farther there are quite a few things south of the city and some stuff in NH.Besides that keep listening to the podcasts here and reading the articles, blogs and forums and you will learn a lot.