I was just wasting money by the THOUSANDS $$$$ creating "yellow junk mail".It's like having a website with tons of traffic but going broke because no one is buying.Response rate is one of the most overrated statistics in marketing, it can be an important measurement in the big picture, but response rate doesn't pay the bills.

It's a numbers game and statistics game.

There are lots of charts and statistics that show how much more efficient Low E and argon filled windows are, but like Dev says it would be difficult to quantify actual savings over the long term.Check your local building codes though.

Statistic shows most of the apartments are going up so high that the working class person cannot afford it.

November Market Stats for Austin for Anyone interested, definitely past the college town stage.Austin Board of REALTORS® releases real estate statistics for November 2013 AUSTIN, Texas–Dec. 19, 2013 –According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR), the volume of home sales continues to rise as November became the 30th straight month of sales volume increases and the most home sales in November since 2006.According to the report, 1,899 single-family homes were sold in the Austin area, which is 14 percent more than November 2012.

The statistics that @David Krulac posted are very similar to what I see in my area, with regards to properties in foreclosure and sheriff sales.

I have it configured this way because statistically speaking, according to past industry "market testing" you get more conversions when you force signups.

The best performers are ultra short term strategies, such as statistical arbitrage (that what I do).

I have done a ton of research on crime statistics and can not find anything other then a few break ins here and there.

My two cents, I agree with your justification Will, the only problem I have is the volume of that analysis performed by an investor (and RE agent to a degree) more often (statistically speaking) goes untested.