Monthly snail mail piece to sphere of influence.

So for these, you just need to work out how much less than ARV you care to go.But if you're talking commercial (5+ units), then yes, rent is very important in helping determine value, because their market value is heavily influenced by the market cap rate there!

My business partner and I designed our own cards, printed them out and wrote handwritten notes to everyone that has positively influenced us and contributed to our success!

I don't exactly follow what you mean by "where we are in the cycle," but assuming you mean that RE is at or near it's peak in value, that would not influence my decision, especially if I could pay it off within a couple years with my W2 income.

It is good to understand and decide where on the spectrum you want to operate, but it won't influence your analysis very much.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4445/36354-041...

Full Title: Ten things I learned from The Real Estate Guys at How to Win Funds and Influence People. 

If I thought that way seven months ago, how does that influence the next seven months.Many forum posts are many months old, and only a few gets updated, but most are just forgotten unless there is an update on a old post. 

Oakland has quite a heft city transfer tax for example compared to other states in CA) you really just need to know how those changes may or may not influence your investment.

I think that you're influencing the people around you.I dont think that so many people are now investing in real estate and becoming landlords.

In my opinion, a pro should never influence your offer unless their experience tells them you will lose out on the deal.