These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Is it a good idea or an unreasonable ask in my offer to have a contingency stating I'd like to get a professional appraisal done and offer is contingent on my satisfaction with the findings? 

Hello All! I am extremely grateful to be among the best and most experienced real estate investors out there.  Thank goodness for BiggerPockets!  I am completely new to investing and want to learn as much as I can (th...

Professional photos, 3D scan, SEO presence and experienced agents that are paid based on your customer service experience is what I'd look for..paying someone for any level of service just doesn't seem like a good investment to me.I would also question the ethics of any brokerage/agent that bad mouth's or publicly makes false statements about another brokerage in direct violation of National Association of Realtors Code of Ethics (low paid, inexperienced agents)  I guess some folks feel a need to tear someone down to build themselves up!

They had those professional massage tables, a bar at the entrance of the home where people usually have living room.

I work for a large professional painting company now but am eager to getting back to doing what I do best, and that's running service companies.

If you want to set yourself apart, be courteous and professional and respect their time.Their main concern would be people looking in medicine cabinets for drugs and in dressers for jewelry.

Wife and I are young professionals in our 20s currently living in West LA for work.

I just bought a beautiful home and, while I dont need it, would like to move in two working professionals into the two vacant rooms while I lived I stayed in the master. 

Nancy NevilleNancy, You made an excellent point concerning protecting tenants/customer data but the reality is anything is hackable as you said and I dont believe from my Professional Experience that storing your information on your desktop is necessary safer than storing it in "the cloud"..