While the value can, and typically will, influence the price, the converse is not true.  

Would he be able to use the secured second trust deed as "income" to boost his debt-to-income when buying a house?

Added laundry, dishwasher, and central air to boost rent.

Start with your inner spheres of influence and work your way out.

That's a big boost to one's confidence.Becoming an investor may take a little bit of time. 

., TV commercials, radio ads, motivated seller websites, SEO, pay per click/adwords, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online advertising and boosted/promoted social media postings.Bottom line is integrity and consistency.

Don't underestimate your sphere of influence, local investor meetups, and becoming active on bigger pockets. 

This will give the market a boost in Q3 & Q4.The other thing that nobody seems to agree with me on is that the economy was sucking air going into this whole thing.  

One of the top earning vacation rentals in Joshua Tree and an Instagram micro-influencer in the travel space.

I am not a great negotiator (and I have almost always had an agent present my offers on real estate, so this is for other items), but after reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" I always use Dale Carnegie's strategy.