Sounds awesome but the portfolio size unintentionally influences that number higher.

You need to spend money on marketing.Another thing new agents do not do is that they do not actively market to their sphere of influence.

Think & Grow Rich - Napolian Hill4 Hour Work Week - Tim FerrisHow to Win Friends & Influence Peole - Dale CarnagieRich Dad Poor Dad - Rober KiyosakiRhinoceros Sucess - Scott Alexander 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Steven CoveyImprov Wisdom - Don't Prepare.

The other side of the coin is that the fall of the Turkish lira is the reflection of deep economic and political or not, which could have an influence of the value of your investment.I invest in countries where it's profitable but I also want to make sure that 1) I'm treated equally as the citizens of the country, 2) the risk of my property being confiscated or nationalized is limited and 3) I can repatriate home my rental income and the proceeds of the sale should I decide to sell.I would consider investing there if I'm satisfied that I can get all of that but I believe there are better places to invest right now.

However, hospitable.com also has said their updates do not influence rankings, which brings my question more directly:Airbnb clearly wants hosts to use Smart Pricing - and I do not see a meaningful difference in the results of SmartPricing vs Pricelabs. 

I can give myself a chance to influence their lives for the better, even if I cannot physically be there for them.This has had a great impact on me now that I am a father.

I haven't figured out what i plan to read in 2014 yet, but these are the books i read and enjoyed in 2013. 1) Street Smarts - Jim Rogers 2) The One Thing - Gary Keller 3) Influence - the Psychology of Persuasion - Robert B Ciadini 4) FLIP - Rick Villani and Clay Davis 5) Mastering the Art of Selling Real estate - Tom Hopkins 6) The Art of Selling Real Estate - Patricia Cliff 7) Advanced Selling Strategies - Brian Tracy 8) Power of Self - Confidence - Brian Tracy 9) How to become a Power Agent in Real Estate - Darryl Davis 10) The Champion Real Estate Agent - Dirk Zeller 11) Real Estate Prospecting - Loren K.

If you decide on one, you may actually develop a following there which will allow you to build some real influence over time.

All of these books have influenced by thinking tremendously.

Religion and cultural attitudes are great influences in their migration to the U.S.