I just wanted all the info so I could make an educated decision for myself, without influence one way or the other.

This--more than any numbers the seller could give us--influences our offering price.

Don't forget that the hotel/motel lobby can have a big influence on the ordinances of a municipality.

But the reality is, our age bracket very easily influences the path we select.

BTW - We just added 50 bonus Influence to your score for the great idea!

When I see my influence score increase, I would like to know which of my recent posts were deemed helpful.

I started with The Richest Man in Babylon, The Next Step to Waking Up the Financial Genius Inside you, How to Win Freinds and Influence People, and The 4-Hour Work Week... and read all four in 4 weeks.

For example, my lease has the following clause in it:NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS: Tenant is advised to satisfy him or herself as to neighborhood or area conditions, including schools, proximity and adequacy of law enforcement, crime statistics, proximity of registered felons or offenders, fire protection, other governmental services, availability, adequacy and cost of any speed-wired, wireless internet connections or other telecommunications or other technology services and installations, proximity to commercial, industrial or agricultural activities, existing and proposed transportation, construction and development that may affect noise, view, or traffic, airport noise, noise or odor from any source, wild and domestic animals, other nuisances, hazards, or circumstances, cemeteries, facilities and condition of common areas, conditions and influences of significance to certain cultures and/or religions, and personal needs, requirements and preferences of Tenant.

Marco, Crime score has become a major influence on premiums.

I have a desire to support uplifting/encouraging art in Houston, for the art (music, performing arts, visual arts) is the heartbeat of the culture of a city, help propel the local church I am a part of to new levels of influence and ability to help (they have a large prison and drug addict ministry), and to provide future employment/contract work that can help establish good character and personal development in said employees.Real Estate/Business has the potential to impact on a city level what would be nearly impossible to do in the position of a W2 salary, even at higher levels in the corporate ladder IMO.This impact potential gets me absolutely jazzed.And so since November I have devoured books, burned through podcasts, employed my excel and access skillz, joined a local REI club, met up with local investors, read numerous BP threads/blogs, and now begun the actual deployment of action steps.The beginning of March has marked the real start of a new endeavor along side my engineering day job... heading down the Wholesaling route, seeing as deals are the must-have corner stone for this entire business.