They will make policy decisions based on votes and good feels even if they know it will harm the voters.

My fat fingers do more harm than good on this galaxy S5......damn!

Unless the $50. is make-or-break then what's the harm?

They have the most vested interest in you buying a solid deal, because they have to manage it every day.Just be careful of turnkey operators as they have a bigger vested interest in selling than managing.You might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

Hypothetically, higher benchmark rates should harm the value of real estate properties. 

Underground wells and aquifers don’t have state boundaries, so these deep water wells stand to harm communities in neighboring states, along with Mexico, and all so that you can get the same fruits and vegetables year-round in the grocery store.

Although taking in information from others can be great, it can also be pretty harmful as well.

Don't do anything that will in the end cost you more money and place you in harms way.  

It also does no harm in presenting failed offers or re-introducing yourself to owners that have said no before. if something happens, and they need to sell NOW, they will probably go to someone polite they remember.

But when my wife truly realized I was doing this to create financial success for us and not putting us in harms way she became much more comfortable.