I looked at the hardwood as being classified as all one "type" not distinguishable between float or glue.

For others, here is another topic that may be of interest: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/144023-finders-fee-for-non-agents-illegalIn this court case, http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2010/2010-20104.html there is a good discussion under the heading "Distinguishing Brokers and Finders" that is worth the few minutes it takes to read...

What distinguishes your property from the identical one across the street? 

If you don’t have the words “Trust” as a title on an account, then these funds could be seized.These trust funds must also be attached to a property and/or person to distinguish them from each other. 

What's left out in the presentation NHMA provides, is that Portsmouth has been trying to get out ahead of STRs with regulation that distinguishes between folks sharing spare bedrooms vs full short term rentals vs hotels/etc.

That is why being a local investor pays off because you should be able to distinguish this when an out of town investor cant!  

With a property I can more easily distinguish which is better or how it performs based off comps.

Could there be something more distinguishing for you to spend your hard earned money in?

I have been wondering for a while what distinguishes the differences between these two things?

Look to purchase something that distinguishes you from the competition!