So long the economy and deficit are deemed stable by the market, Fed policy seems to be the number one factor that influences mortgage rates. 

Or ads online because of the high tech influence?

What are the top books that have influenced your business and decision making in 2018?

It is a non-threatening question, and can lead to them telling you a lot more details about their opinion of value based on their motivation, how realistic they are about the condition of the house vs. comps, whether or not a family member or friend has an influence on them, etc.3.

A non-used card does not help very much, but a card that shows solid payment history does.Whenever you're trying to influence your credit, you should research how to actually do it.

Not to invest to much because in the end as long as you have the essentials a granite counter is not going to influence a renters decision to return.

Proximity and identification of higher worth asset pockets becomes difficult/volatile to predict.Political environment and societal expectations that can be borderline ideological with regards to the aboveIf the crime does not get under control (see the above thoughts on education, gini, poverty, etc) this will weigh on perceptions and asset values for years to comeOn the upside:Indy is positioned well as a logistics hub which fueled growth, and it has a reasonably diversified economy.There is access to high quality higher education in the area.I will not invest in Indy although I did look at it awhile bJim, It looks like you're letting emotions and ideologies mixed in with some anecdotal experience influence your perception of the market.

The important part to me is to consider the connection that is made when you form an LLC and how that can influence the outcome if things don't go as planned. 

Remember they were decided by the individual states so there is a lot of influence involved in where they land.

Keep in mind that I will have virtually zero sphere on influence contacts, aside from about 7 in-laws.