you have chosen a great market to invest in!

San Fran, San Diego, LA, NYC, Miami) who have chosen to invest in some of these other markets. 

I have traditionally chosen the lowest deductible and pay a higher premium monthly for this, but I wonder if I'm leaving money on the table.

There seems to be no point trying to speak common sense because you've already chosen the result and are refusing to acknowledge the input which clearly states a completely different result. 

Get on their buyer list.When you have chosen a realtor, get another and another that have reo experience.

Topic proposal for the podcast/instagram Live: Buyer Differentiator, and saying No to otherwise good deals that fall outside of your pre-established/chosen niche and real estate identity. 

Please share some of the reasons sellers have chosen to do business with you over listing their property with an agent.

Typically a topic is chosen, and a guest speaker that specializes in that topic presents on the subject (1031 exchanges, large multifamilies investing, lead generation, to name a few).

One may choose to dismiss the chosen path of others without the need to judge.

Both in selecting a general market and in selecting a specific location within that chosen market.