The course is mostly based on the book How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Start with your SOI (sphere of influence).

I would highly recommend a book called "how to win friends and influence people".

It might be difficult to retain control/influence in the transaction, but you're already handling the role of broker right now.

Capture rate of sphere of influence went way up.  

Appreciation like that scares me, because my gut says it's always followed by a monster crash (I lived on Long Island during the last big crash - and seeing that firsthand influenced me greatly.)And what the heck are you doing in South Korea?

I'm no expert on Canada as a whole, but I have a property in Vancouver, and one thing alot of folks seem to discount is the land scarcity there.Unlike many US cities (say, Austin for example) where it's possible to keep building outwards (albeit at the cost of a longer commute), there's significant constraints on land availability overall in Vancouver (bounded by Mountains and Ocean).Influencing factors that I've seen in that city:1.

Banks more look at the income producing asset rather then the borrower but having a great team behind you can be part of the influence.

I've even got a brutha from anutha mutha here on BP that I can't say how much his friendship means to me and what I value I consider him to be in my circle of influence.

One other factor that could have influenced mortgage rates in the past week may have been the veering of investments from stocks into bonds.