How would you market your real estate to a border state where their influxhas influenced the market(example PA with buyers from NJ),

After some "drama" I bought a place of my own about a year ago and that has influenced my investment philosophy.

This makes a huge difference.One of the key points of the short sale is your ability to dutifully influence the broker price opinion (BPO).

I suggest that you read the book How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

Although I have been cruising this site for a short while now, I have grown to really appreciate what the folks here at BP are offering and am ready to get involved and learn more...so here goes,   I am indeed a newb to real-estate in general, although my late father was an aspiring creative financing artist before his time came and I suppose that influence is rubbing off on me. 

Once you establish a reputation for getting  the job done your referrals will carry you but until then its about expanding your sphere of influence to where people will think of you when some one says "hey do you know an agent"....Again my thoughts on the subject from my experience over the years with good and bad agents.

That influenced our decision to go with the payoff vs. taking over payments.

Some of my clients over the years have influenced me to get into investing and scouting.

On HUDs, it doesn't matter if the listing agent gets both sides of the commission since the listing agent has no influence.

Well my main goal is to invest globally, with a heavy influence in Asia, particularly Japan.