This fund will serve the purpose of controlling interest rates through it's influence over the market.It will create revenues that we can use to pay for medicare,SS and all the other entitlement programs we have and it can do it with the money we are already paying in taxes.How about it?

Congrats on 13,000 influence, but that is not in itself a success story (pretty cool, though).Tell us how BiggerPockets has helped you increase your business, Rich . . .

You have the ability to directly influence the appreciation on a property through forced appreciation.

And then landlord practices, while usually legal, don't exactly win friends and influence people.I don't happen to understand it.  

By using a third party representing me I am able to maintain a more unbiased posture, allow the emotion to blow off without influencing my decision making process, and hopefully reach an agreed plan which provides them with time to rearrange their lives and me to suffer the least cost.Btw, not unusual for a relative not to inform their relative tenants that foreclosure is taking place.  

Why not run for office on the HOA board, where you can have more influence?

Grooms You could not be more correct about the quality of management having a direct influence on your results. 

What are some factors that would influence the closings costs? 

@Shafi NossLots of benefits when having your license MLS accessNetworkReduce purchase price for commissionUnderstand real estate related documentsLearn from fellow agents in same brokerageMakes sales within you sphere of influence

I submitted a mortgage loan application via Chase yesterday, and their response may influence the range that I can explore either up or down.Do you feel that this is a sensible beginning strategy?