Also I think the climate change argument is BS, we have Alberta oil companies using inefficient practices generating a lot more pollution.Also on global scale as much as we can possibly pollute is really nothing, we have such an extensive amount of vegetation our carbon footprint as a country is easily a positive one in relation to our relatively low population. 

As a new user to BP but someone who has done well with the three properties I’ve owned, I was taking a look through the forums seeing what screening tools others were using and thought it was interesting how much of an emphasis the 2% rule & 50% rule played out as a starting point for many.

(A little background on me - I am a Doctor of Philosophy, with a strong emphasis on statistics and data analysis, so know my way around research, data and figures.

Don't place too much emphasis on "protected categories".

To your point about agents setting themselves apart for sellers, I've been thinking about shifting the emphasis of my marketing that way.

Well with all the global warming the government needs to control peoples breathing. that's what's causing the earth's temperature to rise. we can't have all these people breathing so much. 

As long as our government keeps a $18 trillion dollar deficit as as along as global deflation from China and the third world keeps interest rates at historic lows, real estate will keep being a boom and bust in Seattle.

For commercial loans liquidity and total net worth is looked at along with global cash flow.In liquidity usually counted is the cash value of the life insurance policy.

VP of Operations at a college (new construction, Facilities and Grounds, SFR purchase in surrounding neighborhoods), Personal residence (live in  flip), MBA emphasis in Entrepreneurship, Analytical work for a private equity firm-Mike

There are probably many implications of all this.It will be interesting to see what more I discover about the way global markets work through this deal.