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It spreads their risk.In regard to market, there's a couple of different approaches my clients take:1.)

Primarily self limiting beliefs.One of my clients just closed on their first commercial deal and they only had one duplex before I started working with them. 

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When Im getting into mid October to mid November....I typically recommend to my clients to pull the property off the market, and relist around Feb 15th for townhomes and single families, nd possibly as early as Jan 15th for condos.

Our clients are very active in buying pre-foreclosures.

I’ve had some success steering clients toward portfolio lenders who can offer more flexibility than the big banks.Another thought: have you considered diversifying into asset classes that might generate better cash flow even in today’s environment?

The attorney tells the client to keep quiet.

But I always send them to my clients.

For my clients, in every city I am set-up in I have an agent who pulls all the comps and writes up an opinion on the value based on size, area, finishes, market.