But, a lot of that may just be "seasonally adjusted".

I market properties in multiple places in the country and it makes me NUTS that they regulate the postings so intensely . . .

Might be a setting thing, and a half dark room doesn't help with adjusting, but I think that POS's destiny is already sealed.Should I just get the smallest tip for the Graco (still like 8-10" width) and just deal with the setup, but be a happy camper?

Get someone local to look at it and adjust your price accordingly.

Keeping the sign on the car was a matter of trust but I did have a written agreement with them and a clause in it said if the vehicle was found without the sign being displayed it would be assumed that the sign hadn't been displayed since the last time it's presence was verified and credit toward the debt would stop and the amount of debt remaining would be adjusted as of the last date the sign was known to be displayed, and our  agreement would be deemed cancelled as of that date.

Maybe I am adjusting to the new normal but in my neck of the woods $1K EM has always worked in the past.

I did bid on a couple of residential vacant land in Urban area.I use Land use code and lien face value range to filter all properties I like.After putting together a list, I start doing research one by one by using county office website, google maps, Zillow and EPA website.I bid at 5-8% for first three batches but got nothing because winners for properties I bid on are at 2%-4%, some even 1%.I adjusted my bidding rate for later batches.I won 8 bids in total. 7 of them are properties with house on it at low rate. 1 of them is residential vacant land at higher rate.I made payment for all my winning bids on the day of results.waiting for tax lien certificate.....Hope this is helpful to other newbies.

Should whatever rule of thumb you use for a "good deal" be adjusted on the idea of future inflation?

We won't manage properties for 8% on the south side because it is labor intense.

Plug all the numbers in for the initial purchase, then how you will increase the value of the home, and what the numbers will be on resale.Use real numbers for the first part, but note adjustments that you make to the numbers.