But this is missing the point of margin calls entirely, which makes them in no way an apple to apple comparison Value-Add Potential: comes back to control, but you can directly influence the value of your investment in some way which you can't do - again, rewards hustle and creativity. 

There were bad apples who put people into loans they should never have had.

So far I've tried, bandit signs, magnetic car signs, leaving business cards out and about, and some craigs list and kajiji stuff.

I will use your example but  make it more apple to apples.

Thought about doing apple tvs for each tenant but felt netlfix,Hulu,Apple subscriptions would be better.  

That way you can compare apples to apples.

It involves a combination of cost to get in, profits made when you exit (through flipping or holding), based on groups of common (apples to apples) properties within a short distance of eachother that establish end value, list prices available, costs in addition to purchase price (like rehab), and the big one...what all of this establishes as your potential profit.

They are simply pulling solds and not looking at whether they are comparing apples to apples.  

Make sure you're comparing apples to apples. 

I spoke with the agent several times and she said the buyer was some big wig at Apple and just wanted to lock down a house and that's why their offer was high.