While LTRs can be fantastic due to the solid military influence, STRs will generally cash flow more. 

Do you have any performance metrics that would influence a commission? 

However, certain factors can influence one area of real estate more than others.

Also it makes a difference is the house is outdated.If it is functional but outdated it will become an expense for the buyer down the road with upgrading to sell to the next buyer.For instance if a home is 1 to 2 years old and you buy you can get away with owning a few years and reselling without pouring a bunch of money into it.If you buy a house that is say 5 to 10 years old and resell in a few years you will most likely have to spend substantial money updating for resale.On the bpo's now they actually make the 3rd party bpo broker/agent (who does not have the listing)sign an electronic from when submitting the report that they have not been influenced nor have they had discussions with any parties relating to the value of the property.The buyers broker,buyer,listing broker,and seller all have an interest to see the sale happen.The BPO person getting paid for a report is just an objective 3rd party.You want to make sure and not overpay for a property.For instance you put in an offer and wait 2 months for acceptance.Meanwhile the market has declined 6% since then and your deal is no longer that great.It's critical to know with a short sale how many mortgages and liens are present.The more to negotiate the more of a long shot of getting approval from all parties and hitting the value needed.

Unfortunately (actually it's fortunate), it's a lot more complicated than that...The President has a very limited ability to enact or even influence policy without the support of the House, the Senate and (to a lesser degree) state and local lawmakers.

Let me deviate on the subject matter just a little bit butJerry PuckettandTimothy RogersHow much influence has bigger pockets had in growing your business personally?

Way to make the right friends and influence the right people.

Surround yourself with the right people and you wont hear any of the background noise from negative influences.

You can get better or worse returns in a syndication vs. a buy and hold - you just need to evaluate the #'s, the sponsor's track record, and make sure you're comfortable w/ the assumptions of each option.Key differences:1) control: in a syndication, you have little to none, mainly just whatever influence your voting rights provides2) liquidity: in a syndication, it's not easy getting out prior to the entire group selling the property3) time: being a passive in a syndication is about as passive an investment as you can get, whereas buy and hold will involve landlording, repairs, maint,, etc. unless you hire a PM company4) 1031 exchanges: must easier to orchestrate on your own buy and hold property.    

They are extremely unpredictable and should not have an influence whatsoever on a your decision to buy the property.