They may not try to deceive anyone or "cook the books" like Enron did and if they did, there is no real public impact. 

My goal so far (please feel free shoot holes in this plan as I love learning from constructive criticism)...once I get my 'wife hack' situation figured out (she is the greatest woman I know but is one of the most risk adverse people I've ever met.

Again, my sincerest apologies for to all parties impacted directly or indirectly, anyone who knows me personally can attest that I am passionate about RE and my clients and I too am infuriated at what has come to light!

I’m not sure this would have a direct impact but the referrer probably knows the property manager and may encourage the property manager to be more cooperative.

It's hard for me to try to quantify how much my rate would increase and the general impact without owner occupying. 

However I have recently come across several individuals and companies that do not know where to begin with market research, never even considered the impact of market research, or simply don't have the time.

So, I will concede that the analogy was a poor one (I will delete) but you're kind of missing the overall point, and I disagree that this has no deleterious impact on the seller.  

I am a Financial Analyst and have the skills to manage the finances as well as do forward looking analysis to evaluate the financial impact of the association's decisions.After getting the hang of the book keeping items, collecting fees, blah blah....I began to (per advice received on BP) get comfy with the declarations and by laws and making sure we are compliant with the governing body of documents.That is where I ended up on the phone with the insurance agent. 

There's a property I've had my eye on in my neighborhood in Southern California that's been on the market for a little while. It hasn't sold in at least the two months I've been watching it. I'm in a pretty competitiv...

Let's just call those what they are: tool sheds.For those of you with rental properties in the city, have you found that access to a garage has a noticeable impact on rental rates?