If you look how many wealthy investors started, you will find they started with a single home. That is why I take great pride when a member of my team acquires their first property. I have seen firsthand how real esta...

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Being an industry influencer also leads to exponential opportunities and relationships versus just being an investor. 

So how do you influence the appraiser?

I would recommend to work your sphere of influence first.

Here are some of my favorites:How to win Friends and influence people. - Arguably the best self improvement book ever. 

I would like to meet anyone that are Investors, Agents, lawyers, Wealth Managers, Influencers, Social Media Marketers, Veterans or CPA's.Thanks for having me.

Not frequently enough to influence their choice in real estate or AirBnBs.Secondly, and this goes back to my first paragraph... anybody willing to make a 2-minute hop in an air taxi is easily going to be willing to make a 3- or 4- minute hop in one, because the difference in those two prices will be nominal. 

Unless you have a huge sphere of influence that you can tap into, you will need to be innovative and a master at marketing and advertising.

There are some things you can do to influence their valuation though - but only to a degree.At the appraisal, show up with your own data and a really strongly supported opinion of value.