The hangover of 2008 has caused people to recreate their perceived norms of market cycles.

A mod'ed first may have a deferred principal component that does not show up on the loan balance and could wipe out any perceived equity you may have in second position, for example.Bob

We get higher rents than what the surrounding neighborhood offers, but they're lower than in other, perceived as safer, neighborhoods.

I don't know how they would perceive the risk. 120 extra days of holding is an opportunity cost that I need to account for. 

For all of our negotiations and communication it is not about the words we use but how the words we use are perceived by the receiving party. 

if not, the seller's broker might actually find burdensome to deal with you as they would have to spend time walking you through the process and potentially dealing with any objections that most brokers would perceive as insignificant3) any REBNY broker is obliged to co-broke. and to be honest, it's bad business if they don't for multiple reasons: first of all, a broker represents their clients' interests, not their own. and their interests is to have the property sold at the highest price as fast as possible. period. if a broker is giving preference to a buyer for reasons other than their own qualifications, that's bad practice. and if your broker is a bad ***, and finds out that they were being unethical, they could lose their job and license.4) sometimes, we ask if someone is being represented at first contact because two things can happen:i. you're not supposed to show up, late on, with a broker, if you have already made contact on your ownii. a broker who you have contacted before may have already inquired about that property and registered you as their client. and if you have signed an exclusive agreement to work with that specific broker, you may not be able to go around it even though they may never find out.My personal opinion: a good broker is always game.

I didn't perceive it at all as though he has a chip on his shoulder because his investor wore nice clothes and had an expensive car - his point was that this particular investor had a poor attitude towards his "employees" and showed very little respect for them.

And if I bought well enough, they would roll purchase price, rehab and 6 months payments into that loan and keep it in escrow, released as necessary.Those lenders got stuck with a lot of inventory after the downturn and aren't lending any longer that way.I think it all depends on your local market and what different people perceive as a risk or not and what they see their competition doing.

Crown molding is inexpensive and adds a lot of perceived value if it is done correctly.

I hope I'm not seeing this as you swapped out each device with an ungrounded outlet with a 3 prong (perceived by tenants or anyone else as grounded) device.