I do not recall how far into the book I made it, but I am getting symptoms of annoyed disgust.

Tom - Yeah, I am very cognisant of the fact that most real estate investment books are written for the US buyer... and it's a bit annoying!

He's really annoying, so I can be the nice owner, but threaten them with him if they don't play nice.LLC works nicely.  

I was just annoyed that this guy is standing in my way.

If you redirect them back to the website, it may annoy some of the prospects as you pointed out.I too hate some of the calls, but they're a great way for me to screen some folks who I could tell right away won't cut it.Sorry I don't have good tips for you to improve your situation, but just my thoughts.

These guys just annoyed me and knew exactly how to work the system.

It is more of an annoyance than a serious issue.Does that often lead to a surprise expense of back due ground rent discovered through a formal title search?

One phone call from an annoyed neighbor could make your life miserable.

That same lender was loaning at 12% a year later.I personally get annoyed when people present stuff with a lot of ambiguity: "I can buy these 5 lots super cheap, we can flip them, develop them, or build on them".

I agree that it would be most annoying from the seller point of view, if the buyer came back to re-negotiate at this point in the process, but that is certainly an option (may not be successful, but it is an option).