(the ones you sign a release for) The credit checks done by random credit card company's, Credit check's you don't request (credit card offers, insurance company's etc.) are a soft hit and carry less weight.

We had a signed contract and everything, but because our contract didn't require us to put down a deposit, it didn't hold much weight.

IMHO, you stand to alienate the people making your company money and make the dead weight happy.

The knowledge freely given here is extremely valuable and takes time and is worth it's weight in gold.That being said, there's a million charities out there that could use your money and time to make a difference, so find something you're passionate about and get to work :)

That might make things a little interesting.An unbiased real estate agent may also be a good source but if two licensed appraisers can look at the same property and arrive at numbers that are miles apart, that should tell you what weight to assign to any particular method, tool or person.

They're worth their weight in gold! 

If you're constantly at your property overseeing work being done and your time is worth more elsewhere, that's when a good property manager is worth their weight in gold.

You’re obviously trying to fight above your weight class here.

If there’s not many then it’s likely to carry more weight.

Some lenders are now giving more weight to an owner occupied offer.