2) Our brand is recognized by "X" agency for your type of home!

That type of property is ideal. 

This Wikipedia page gives different wall types and how well they block sound.  

* What types of evidence would we need?

We make institutional types of buying opportunities available to the individual investor (like wholesale pricing on newly built homes).

I was looking for more of a meetup type situation with some like minded people, freely sharing information.

Thankfully we are commercial bank clients so our rates are as low as you can get in the market place for anyone who is not Lennar or DR horton or those types.

I was going to type “don't take uncomfortable risks.”

Also something maybe that isn’t clear to people outside the dc area, is the actual type of person who buys a home in the area, dc metro has been an expensive area my entire life, most people who own a home either bought a while ago and have extremely low payments, or almost certainly have at least once spouse making good money probably in the private sector or someone who’s a government doctor, lawyer etc. there are of course exceptions and a few areas, counties I do worry about, especially in our cheaper suburbs and parts of city proper.

What type of funding are you using?