Gurus capitalize cause they know most will turn realestate into rocket science and need their hand held.

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I was able to remove comps that were clearly way off and get a better idea of which comps are more realistic.But ultimately it will never be a perfect science due to the nature of hosting.

Think of having to work at a brokerage, like a licensed science teacher has to work at a school.

Fascinates me ;-)

The reason they can't negotiate is they do not have the specialized knowledge because they do not solely focus on business credit at zero interest, they are not authorized to carry the process out, and do not have the strategy turned into a science as we do.

You would need someone whose done it before, that you trust as you cannot simply tell me you want 3 appointments a week or they get the boot – cold-calling can be cut down to a science (for example 100 calls should put get you on the phone with aprox 20 ppl, and in front of 2-3 (as always depending on your skill/area/etc) but ultimately, even I had low weeks and high weeks.

Tenant screening is not an exact science but you will get better at it. 

It's quite fascinating that there's a lot of hidden markets, for example recently appreciation in some zip codes in Hawaii is actually appreciated more than the bay area. 

I have to say, listening and reading about all these real estate investment strategies that's been shared with the BP community has been truly fascinating!