(And, as an aside... why do mortgage guys have such power to make us feel so disheartened when we're starting out?

If you want to be an asset manager focused more on leasing and property management...then and only then would I suggest the MBA maybe.If you want to climb the entrepreneurship ladder a JD, MSF, MBA, CPA, CFA... all are useless without grasping the mindset first.I possess a law degree with an undergrad in Econ/Finance and I am still giving serious consideration to the power of the Masters in Finance.

It allows us to accurately cost out projects before bidding and is very powerful and easy to use; we'd have a tough time running our business without it.While the end products of software development and construction are a little different (!)

I sell to just a few power players in my market.

This seems like abuse of power and a clear attempt to restrict competition to me.

The next tier would be urgent but non-emergency issues such as no power, no running water, main drain line blocked, etc.  

Therefore, my purchasing power has increased many-fold compared to a few years ago when $1 USD would be exchanged for $2,100 CP-$2,200 CP.

Dick Green of this forum provided an excellent explanation of what he felt the Inverse Purchase was, but I want to expand on his thoughts by correcting his post....For instance the property is selling for $100,000 which is worth $150,000.(1) Buyer "A" is yourself (the investor) who agrees to/contracts with seller at a purchase price of $100,000.

Let him know that you are always looking for (Locating real estate) good real estate deals, that you'd be willing to be a locator for him or partner up on a great equity based property - would he be interested in working with you, giving you a referral fee.Let him know that you have some skills in pounding the payment- farming and power prospecting, that you are always talking to motivated sellers --Ask him what kind of deals he likes - meet him -- have lunch -- ask lots of questions --Call him every opportunity you can - tell him about a FSBO you just discovered, a tax sale motivated sellers, a seller on Craig's List, a motivatedexpired listing.Remember you got to GIVE to GET!

Should be a lesson to everyone the power of social media (good/bad) Employees have to be held responsible at all times to uphold a company image!!