Observing how other local sites are managed will show you the minimum level of service you can offer - I believe that it's a good strategy to build a site nicer than what currently exists in the market with better service, and charge a premium price for it.

And just based on anecdotal observation (I get regular email updates from two agents there) it seems the $80-$120k price point homes tend to still sit for a while and then go in and out of escrow way more than I would expect them to.

Casual observation of how politics work.When Democrats are in power, Republicans complain about any increase to the national debt.When Republicans are in power, Democrats complain about any increase to the national debt.Democrats accuse Republicans of “ramming” tax reform through without reading the bill.Republicans accuse Democrats of “ramming” through Obamacare without reading it.

One of the observations I make about other developers and other projects is whether taking on that particular project is coherent with the political risks.

@Greg Smith, interesting observation. 

That our monetary system is not backed by anything with actual value like it used to be when it was backed by gold and silver in the early 70s.I agree with your observation about fiat money.

Unfortunately it also has the ability to make luck look to the outside observer like genius.

Even within your own social circle you would have observed these dynamics. 

Part of building B falls and comes into contact with building A as clearly observed in the aftermath.  

You need to be more observant and actually read the thread my friend.