I would recommend keeping your eye out to see what is circulating in the mail and think of ways that you could stand out.

Like everything else on Bigger Pockets, the players with the actual experience and expertise in an area will be able to dispell the myths circulated by others.

The harsh reality is that deficit spending to meet interest obligations will accelerate, further reducing the purchasing power of existing USD in circulation and USD savings. 

That is one of my major concerns but I am interested in any other issues I might have missed.Paying off your debt takes some of your cash out of circulation.

This "bulk REO" is just a bunch of malarkey when its someone circulating a "tape".

I've seen this circulating the web and have noticed a consistent theme here....All the comments on BP, Facebook or instagram that I've read are from actual STR owners and they all say the same thing "I haven't experienced this at all"This was posted by Nick Gerli using some source called AllTheRooms which is not a reliable authority on STRs. 

When crude oil prices are low, there is less money circulating to pay for the work that needs to be done. 

It's very "clique-ish", the good deals tend to circulate in special circles.

Many properties will not cash flow, period, and many get bulldozed and pushed into their own basements as decay eventually caves them in.2) Tight money supply; a Central Bank doesn't keep enough dollars in circulation.  

Thanks for the responses guys....I wouldn't say the houses have been selling slow, but they haven't been flying off the shelf either....I guess I'm trying to wrap my head around the value of a top realtor in the area for the cost (30k).....like you said Jay all of our properties are on the MLS and get circulated to all the RE sites/social media, so I'm not sure a realtor could help with that....I guess the main question is how much influence does a realtor have over a buyer?