He may posture like he will though, if he thinks the seller will cave. 

I think we have been reading the above incorrectly.  

I have zero doubt that it may be politically incorrect...

If I knew they worked for USPS, I'd go talk to the postmaster where they work (or at least YOUR post office), and ask about having their mail being delivered to the incorrect address, and mention they work for USPS.People are strange.

They've also found that on average, real estate agents sell THEIR OWN houses for an average of 3.7% more than their client's houses: http://home.uchicago.edu/~syverson/realestate.pdf This has been written about extensively by Steven Levitt, a very well regarded economist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Levitt Now that Demetrius' entire premise has been proven to be flawed (that's what happens when you confuse your own opinion with fact), I really see no reason to keep arguing the rest of the unimportant details he brings up, many of which were also factually incorrect (see above post for details)...

Originally posted by Mr_Investor:Well my dad is also an engineer as well and he came up with the same answer as me 2.Your dad is incorrect as well.And yes Jason I'll take his answer and his knowledge of mathematics over yours any day of the week.Have you stuck the equation into Excel, Matlab, or Google (I even provided the link)?

When I saw this question I was wondering if anyone would chime in with a politically incorrect statement.

I agree that the tag "investor" often comes with some pre-determined perceptions that are often incorrect, so I can see how keeping such a term out of the name would be beneficial.National Association of Community Improvement sounds good to me.

Most people look at the price of a post card and think "Great" however if used incorrectly they are very expensive.

I believe he will provide lists (Please correct me if I've spoken incorrectly Michael), also fellow BP member Jerry Puckett can provide lists for you.One advantage for going through someone like that is that they often have strategies behind the criteria they're using that you may not have thought of.