Catching their attention and holding it enough to influence your message upon them is the whole goal.

Books: Rich Dad Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich,  How to win friends and influence people.Podcast: BPMentors: @Ben Leybovich, Tom Krol, Joe McCall for the US. 

They will influence what strategy to use.

I began to try to harness some of my "how to win friends and influence people" dogma and told him that I could possibly provide him with a completely passive income stream that would allow him to move to Florida without any of the active burden that landlording required.

I am speculating here that a school district rating is influenced by two things (and I dont know if this is true or accurate): the quality of the students and the quality of the teachers and admin team.

Both in what it claims are real numbers on its wholesales (ARV and "repair cost"), to its claims on the hundreds of bandit signs (illegal) your company has its very new and inexperienced sales force placing at every corner of every intersection around town.I understand if you do not want someone who knows real estate as numbers as well as a business and construction cost, who is outspoken, attending. 

I will likely just adjust the offer to cover the $ amount the seller would receive in rent.There are two factors that concern me in the potential difficulty in getting the tenants to vacate the property, 1 is they are paying very cheap rent for the stats of the home and 2 the grow room obviously was constructed with considerable effort which I anticipate may influence them to dig their heels in and potentially squat illegally. 

I’m hard headed and need to be influenced sternly💪🏽Duplex-2230 Sq.

You have more influence than just your regular vote. 

If, on the other hand, an investment is made available only to a few close friends or associates, and if these investors have significant influence over how the investment is managed, then it is probably not a security.This is why it is an absolute must to have a good attorney draft your agreement and for you to understand it.