Comparison is the thief of joy.Although it does not seem motivational, it keeps me in check.

The amount of people who will be able to attend will be small in comparison to the number of people who will not be able to.

That comparison will show that new housing is not needed in most areas of the country and will not be needed until the population grows there.Either way, it will be very rewarding to hear a story on a large network that praises RE investors.

Now by comparison, every rental property we own has one piece or three piece fiberglass tub showers.

My post was in reference to Mike Hambright's post where in he makes a lot of claims or comparisons between HV franchisees and non franchisees either directly or inferred and you made a similar comment in your post regarding what a non HV investor experiences when talking to a seller.

You would have to wait both of them out plus the rate comparison.

I did a comparison of the property taxes and insurance costs in these three states and discovered the following average costs.To show the impact of taxes and insurance, I compared costs on a $400,000 property in the three states.

You probably just need to wait unit your sales are a year plus old and they will stop looking at them for comparison. 

Does not mean you have a bad deal, just something to be aware of.James, what vacancy rates were you seeing in comparison to Hagerstown?   

Possibly "Private Equity Pitch Book" as well.Some examples:http://www.slideshare.net/jordanlow78/20120404-wh-pitchbookhttps://www.ccmg.com/Public/_pdf/_current/Pitchbook-Navigator_Alternative.pdfYou pitch book should discuss 1) your experience, 2) past deals, 3) what you will do with capital, 4) projected returns based on historical data, 5) comparison to other investments (REITs, S&P 500, etc).