Broadly for me/us I'd just say that our perception of where the market/economy is headed just informs more of a general intuitive appetite for using leverage.My view is that uncertainty in future market outlook (perhaps forecasted by leading indicators) mainly drives price volatility, and perhaps increases risk of lenders 'calling' revolving credit lines to meet their own liquidity needs.The more 'bad' the indicators are, the more chance that we perceive our lenders possibly wanting to 'call' revolving lines of credit, is the way I think about it.  

Now, the connection between guns and prostitution is simply how we perceive what laws will accomplish for us, how they will keep us safe.

Thus making it mentally and financially easier to accept failure where, although an incorrect assumption, being an agent is perceived to be a career.

You first implied that you believe an owner should be able to do work on a property they own to resell without a GC license and that if you need to hire subs for those projects you believe fall outside your perceived expertise,  you should be able to pull the general permit, without a license, to hire those licensed professionals.  

I get so much junk mail, like I am sure most people do and I filter through it quick.Although, I should probably stop thinking of how they come across to me and more of how the general public perceives them since that is who we are sending to.

Certainly some will think they're special however most won't.Motivated sellers have two things in common.1) they want to sell2) actually they only have one thing in common.Too many of us put our own feelings and expectations into the perceived outcome.

The problem is, not many of us will be on title long enough to excercise those rights becuase the titel comapnies, whom are in bed with lenders, are simply not going to issue title insurance becuase of the perceived risks.

I would really only being doing the flyers as a perceived benefit for the seller and another reason to use me ("look at the pretty flyers I make for your house!").

You SCARE them because you have gotten past the barriers they perceive.

Real estate investors have some serious enemies, including those who see themselves representng first time buyers, like NAR, and minority real estate organizatiions who perceive investors taking homes once owned by their customers and turning them into rentals. 4.