I've seen too many cases of buyers purchasing a home because of emotions or psychological influences.5.  

By not asking outright for the funds but rather asking if he knows anyone in his circle of influence that may be interested, he may willing volunteer his interest.

A lot of people keep asking me what books I suggest for real estate investors so i decided to compile a complete list of the books I feel have most effected me and my real estate career.Great For Basics- The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller and Dave Jenks- The ABC's of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy- The Wall Street Journal's Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook by David Crook- The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller and Dave Jenks- Loopholes for Real Estate by Gary SuttonFor Buy and Hold Rentals- The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner- HOLD by Steve Chader and Jennice Dot- Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads by Larry LoftisFor Rehabs and "Flips"- Find it, Fix it, Flip it. by Michael Corbett- FLIP by Rick Villani and Clay DavisFor Mindset, Marketing and Better Business Thinking- The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone- Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki- The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss - Choose Yourself by James Altucher - The "Thank You" Economy by Gary Vaynerchuck - Purple Cow by Seth Godin- Influence by Robert Cialdini - Good to Great by Jim CollinsWhat would you add to the list?

I'd love to hear what you believe is driving these gains, how long you think it'll keep up and how these numbers are influencing your investment decisions.They say don't mess with Texas, but apparently, people are messing with it.

As you went through licensing classes, I'm sure you heard the "sphere of influence" term thrown about.

@Oriol SerraReal Estate Investing BooksRetire Young Retire Rich -Robert KiysakiThe Real Estate Investors Guide To Guerilla Marketing -Scott JelinekRental Property Investing -Robert TurnerThe Millionaire Real Estate Investor -Gary KellerNothing Down -Robert AllenPersonal DevelopmentThink & Grow RIch -Napoleon HilHow To Win Friends & Influence People -Dale Carneghie7 Habits of Highly Effective People -Stephen CoveyGetting Things Done -David AllenWhen it comes to learnig about real estate investing you can learn a lot for FREE online.  

As soon as you learn something you can use your public speaking skills to give right back to those groups and in turn grow your sphere of influence.

Can someone clarify how this would influence the whole-sale process?

Perform proper screening of your potential new tenants and don't be influenced by your old tenants.

We run a tight ship and are a profitable company with no need to raise our prices to pay back loans, appease investors, VCs, or stockholders (as we have no outside influence affecting our pricing decisions).