John Fox was renting his $2-3mm home, as was Jay Cutler and I would imagine lots of sports players.  

I personally have my own reservations (for each player in the market), which I will share if we can get a couple other responses.

If some members built up large regional gatherings and invited the BP power players and content kings to these events it would be a win win.

I am a small player compared to the hedge funds out there.

arbitrage in the right market with the right players can work very well..

I have no skin in this deal or relationships with any of the players, so I'm not interested in talking to him.  

I also know the courses contribute to the expense of running the REIA - or the dues would increase quite a bit.That said, real estate can be difficult to break into- especially if you don't know the real "players" .

The seller is not disclosing a reason(we have asked) they are a big player locally and purchased the property in 2003 for 300k.

They are not new but you may not have read them.The Power of Habit - great book for understanding your own and other peoples habits.Hmm, most of the books I can think of have been mentioned on the BP podcasts.Buy and Hold by David Schumacher is great.The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - great for getting your own house in order.not a book, but a blog - Mr Money Mustache - great for getting your own life focused if Financial freedom is your thing. 

It sounds like you've been in this world before and understand how the big players play.