I agree that quality over quantity is better and that perhaps "the game" of influence point accumulation is assisted by the generous points given in the bulletins, however, I believe it should remain as is and here is why:The more content BP Nation gets, the more members we attract, the more benefits we all get from new additions to the site from Josh.

They have national policies that are supposed to be the same for everyone.

Recent SOLDS of your immediate area will show what buyer expectations and price points are for the the location.Remember ACTIVES are the sellers expectations which mean nothing.You will have a mix of sellers with realistic to unrealistic pricing and different levels of motivation.So you have to take active pricing with a grain of salt.Also with solds an investor might have achieved a high sales price but gave away the farm in concessions making their walk away NET less than an investor who sold for 6,000 lower.Drilling down to your local demographic versus the national picture is key when flipping.

“You don’t want someone who’s just going to sell you what they want to sell you,” says the Director of Asset Management at a large national developer of multi-family properties.

The banks use national preservation companies to do the cleanouts, boardups, winterizations, and REPAIRS.

The problem with the national Case-Shiller Index is it averages several different markets together, so the 6 bedroom house that fell off the cliff in Las Vegas is counted against the 3 bedroom townhouse on the beach in Orange County that tripled in value.

Just a technicality to get around brokerage requirements.Someday the national real estate lobby will lobby congress to make this activity illegal.

The new national SAFE Act which deals with OWC's went into effect for ALL states that didn't have a State SAFE Act.

I've tried both local and national banks but haven't had any success.

Rising water damage is (theoretically) covered by a national flood insurance program.