The Impact Theory podcast with Tom Bilyeu is excellent.Awaken The Giant With"in, Tony Robbins.How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale CarnegieThe Millionaire Next DoorThe Richest Man in BabylonEssentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of LessNever Split the DifferenceMindset: The New Psychology of SuccessThe Miracle Morning

Get that sphere of influence done asap (if it’s small and you need ideas of how to increase it, just message me...I can give you some ideas).

“I can’t lose my job”Because jobs have such a strong influence it’s worth your time to take a look at how the jobs are doing in your potential market of choice.

Taking title subject to that lien doesn't place you in a position to really influence a lower payoff and complicates the issue the lender has with the owner.

The rules from there get very complex, as depending on his residency time in the US, the kind of income he will be having, etc. will influence the tax rates. 

It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales.May’s sales figure was down 1.8 percent from the revised 416,750 level in April and down 4.6 percent compared with home sales in May 2017 of 428,870.

In my book BP had a bit of influence in lending credibilty to all of this and might have been able to prevent or at least minimize investors losses from a scam.

Also read the classic How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Like I said, there are certain areas (like La Jolla, Del Mar, Enc.) that you'd have to be nuts to buy a STR in because of how strong that NIMBY influence is.

This is not as easy as it used to be because of the new regulations removing the appraiser to "arms length" away from any influence by the buyer, seller, or financial institution.So even thought you can use them, and the appraiser can use them, they need to show that they were not influenced at all by you the buyer or the financier.