Thanks again for a wonderful forum to discuss and learn "Brandon Turner & "Joshua Dorkin and thank you all for spending the time you have in this thread and the countless other threads sharing your experience and expertise with all.

,The criteria used for the appreciation forecasting model in my '2013 Housing Market Forecast' include migration trends, employment trends, and housing trends.Some of the data sources include: U.S.

They now own their own brokerage as their business model was not what the big agencies want to do.

It may be a good model.

But if you build your business model on luck, you'll end up in the hole.

Fast-forward 100 more years, and we're starting to realize that even these more complex theories aren't anywhere near complete enough to model the real world.It's not the Newton or Smith were wrong -- nor were Keynes or David Hume -- it's that their theories weren't complete enough to stand up to the complexities of the real world.

Think I will go with the $16 model, half price compared to local hardware stores.

If you wait for the perfect time when you feel you have sufficient knowledge and expertise you will never do it.

Avoid the "profit sharing" model.

Given the previous replies, here's my speculation on a possible strategy/business model for this.