I trust my skills in due diligence and analysis, I check with my gut and if there is value and I believe in it then I go for it.   128 Chestnut (drive by shooting death on chestnut couple months ago) is an example.. on top 5 worst problem homes in Medford. 10 years+ with no power to the building. 

We analyzed a 3 family in Salem, MA Friday for O/O but it seemed to make more sense as a Condo conversion hack.

My tenant just contacted me and mentioned that the power is out in 2 bedrooms.

oops, just had a conversation with my PM and I need to make a correction to my rant above. 

Have fun on the site, join in the conversations, and it will help propel you forward on business! 

Build your investor group (see this article where I talk about how to approach these conversations: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/21...)3.

Happy Monday,"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure"Milton 

Having that knowledge will definitely make you a much more powerful agent for investors, but in reality the best investor friendly agents, are investors themselves.

Louis are quite detached from downtown so I can't see there being a big effect on prices because of a new stadium or conversely if the team leaves.

Do not forget to always ask every seller and every member of your power team, JUST ONE MORE THING.