Go to HUD sites, not homes for sale, but the financing, housing regulations, and settlement regulations.Allocate so much of your day for REAL study, not wishful thinking and morale boosting stuff from a guru course.Spend time on sites like BP, interact, ask questions and get answers from those who have been there and done that.

If the problem is big enough to merit a whole new set of laws surely some hungry lawyer would be willing to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of all of the folks that are influenced.

So in those cases I would say that the broker would not influence the agents behavior.On a side note we just used an agent with a non-exclusive listing agreement and they brought a buyer within 3 days.

The Credit Markets (How much credit or money is available in the market to be given to borrowers)Interest rates (These rates will directly influence how willing and able borrowers are to borrow money) Disposable Income (Obviously the more disposable income people have the more purchasing power they will have as well.

With only a million residents, a little money can buy a lot of influence.

Of note, interest rates are an influencer rather than a driver (eg interest rates in the us were low at the time of the crash).Their are a lot of purpose built student housing units being built in Waterloo so there could be an over supply issue with student housing there.Edwin Szeto interviewed Tom Karadza on his podcast recently and he spoke about starter homes being less vulnerable to slumps because there is still demand for them and they go down in value less...thought that was an interesting observation.

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee raised the target federal funds rate to 0.75 to 1.00 percent on Wednesday; federal rate hikes typically influence private lenders to raise consumer rates including mortgage rates.In a post-meeting statement, Fed officials said that the federal funds rate remains accommodative and will continue to sustain economic growth and the Fed’s goal for a long-run inflation rate of 2.00 percent.

Once you buy right (toughest part - the acquisition) than you work on making things work in your favor IE. manage very carefully, have a network of people to turn to who will not rip you off assuming you won't be doing the management yourself.IF you can fully manage and do repairs yourself than that is even better as you won't need to give up this portion of expenses which will in turn boost your return so you are a step ahead.

Public perception drives local political views, if any zoning is required you're getting into politics.Identify who may be opposed to your plans, how can they stop you and how will you play the game to make them ineffective or reduce their influence.

There are so many factors that can influence what makes a good property.