It just depends on you and how you perceive things.

I find properties that has the best actual/perceived value (I guess it depends on you view such measure) to purchase + rehab cost ratio.

., I would feel comfortable going to meetups, and I feel that in some ways, being a woman is an asset because *some* men find it intriguing/refreshing to see women appear in a heavily male-dominated industry, so are more inclined to chat and help - with or without ulterior motives is another story.But what I do find concerning is the stigma that sometimes comes with a female investor... because real estate investment is looked at as a "masculine" activity which is perceived as unconventional for women to dabble.

There is always a huge amount of learning in what others might perceive as failure.

The future of your business is on targeting deals upstream by picking up on the scent of distress....long before they trickle downstream and end up on the MLS....where as you already perceive, 3rd parties are going to skew you toward 60k in this example...because they have a fiduciary responsbility to do just that....independent of the trust.Good luck either way and add me to your buyer list once you start cranking up the marketing!

Perceive them as someone you can't trust until after you have built a relationship with them.  

Thanks for reminding me of the many insights that are inside, as I like to open it once in a while to read page or two.Another important aspect, which I wish Angela Duckworth could have touched upon, is the aspect of how you think others perceive your grit.

It's hard for the situation to not get complicated when the numbers my model spits out are obviously lower than her perceived value of the house.  

On the other hand, these inaccuracies shouldn't be perceived as frustrations, you should go into every deal expecting this going forward.

Has more perceived value?