When someone with long-time skin in the game talks with others who have skin in the game ("The Wealthy Barber" or BiggerPockets), the source is informed (and credible) and the information is worth my time to investigate further.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealthy_BarberMy barber in Pensacola has been investing for a few years and tells me he owns three homes (I know he recently sold one for a nice profit).

Department of Justice lawyers are investigating thousands of cases, agents, and companies.

Something to investigate.)Track record - yes, I agree it is excellent and with my investment it was as well. 

Putting that aside and agreeing to disagree though, I agree that a talking point can be correct... but calling it "communism" and sharing a link from Fox News in the same breathe just sort or elicits an eye roll and no further investigation because it sounds overblown, because Fox News calls everything communism.

We re-elected a Governor who during the election time was being investigated by the FEDS for FRAUD and other crimes.

I've used stamps.com before when I did a lot of internet sales, but haven't used it lately and I never investigated the certified mail.

I am curious what everyone considers to be the best aspect of investig in real estate.

Organize your ideas into Groups and sort them based on some criteria you define (cost, feasibility, time, ...etc)5.Investigate the most promising ones.

Now, if offers were comparable (and you'd have some investigating to do there to find out) you could then go to the conclusion of the agent double dipping, ask the seller if they were aware of your offer, if they were, end of story, if they weren't then you have an issue you can act on.Agents may influence a seller by the information they give or present, can't deny that but the last call is made by the seller.

@Mark Sandoval the IRS is hiring a LOT of new agents to investigate tax issues.Accounts have always told us that one of the big red flags that triggers an audit is comingling personal and business funds.So, if you are going to be claiming a rental property on your tax return, you may want to consider at least getting a DBA (Doing Business As) to open a business bank account to run thru income/expenses regarding the rental.