While I agree with most of the perceptions of financial freedom, other than MikeOh's opinion that it is just guru nonsense, it really depneds on your individual point of view.In it's simplest form, financial freedom is the ability to achieve a lifestyle which suites your needs without having to work for income.

What could a Realtor such as me do to help change the perception?

Maybe there is a subtle play toward the owner's perception of the property.

I guess on the internet a service would also be considered a product from the marketer's perception.

We tend to judge a book by it's cover, we judge success by perception of a person.

Very hard to have positive cash flow in CA on a sfr, unless you buy it with large down payments.As far as the repairs/maintenance factors mentioned by Ovetta, I disagree with the negative perception.

Another interesting perception is that apartment rental prices will drop, because soon many more SFH rentals are going to be on the market, for the same rates that apartments are charging now.

Yet from my perception, given the choices we have, the lesser evil in November 2008 is distancing ourselves as far as possible from almost everything that represents the current administration, even if that means going more socialist for eight more years.

I would think about setting up a Living Trust.That's a mis perception.

I think your issue is less about the market and more about perception.