And, then believe it and go do your real estate thing in silence. 

There was nothing but silence at first and then I heard the crying of teachers and students alike.

So you rush to get all that info to them and then hear nothing but a long silence afterwards.Also, we have had many problems with the banks' title agencies who more often than not are in a completely different state and the contact person was off shore could barely speak english and hadn't a clue how to close.Unless the price is "bank approved" I wouldn't low ball it very much unless there are some serious major repairs necessary.

I heard the longest silence I have ever heard on a telephone.

I hope they haven't gone out of business already, but their silence is deafening.  

The shut up and listen, no matter how long the silence.

The sub meters are installed on an exterior wall of the first unit and on the way home from work every month I read the meters and with a simple spreadsheet I come up with the usage per unit.I'm not sure of the specifics of your seven units plumbing, but if installing sub meters yourself is an option it was fairly easy to do and has completely silenced my tenants.

Don't be afraid of silences- let them last until they're really uncomfortable for both of you.

The silence was deafening!

I typed this in total silence, with all keys working ;)Thanks for the awesome site!