Below is an image showing the buying power of two properties over time.The initial return for Property A and Property B is the same.

The answer is, your actual value of your equity is in its buying power...not its face value.Now, onto the equity side. 

Deals can be made by harnessing the power of off-market strategies.

Or they are building their " Power team " Good luck to all   

Yes interest rates are high, but homes are sitting longer, giving buyers more negotiating power than they have had in the past few years.

In sequential order, I'd go with: The Richest Man in Babylon - teaches you some solid money skillsHow to Invest in Real Estate With Little to No Money Down - opens your brain to the power of real estateThe House Hacking Strategy - provides a solid game plan for purchasing your first property (it's like buying on training wheels!)

Use the power of leverage, man!

What are they seeing that makes them say no.Gang members, Gang Graffiti (vs tagging), shoes hanging from the power lines, a lot rain ruined flower and candle memorials with weathered photo's of those mowed down in street battles?

Being one of many reduces your pricing power.

It’s seems to me that a great deal of power relies on finding deals, structuring deals and having solid cash buyers.