:)I think you should vote for my simpler way of analyzing the deal :)I agree all this is academic.

There's still always that little voice in my head that asks "can it really keep going up".

Have you considered using a Google Voice # to set up a voicemail message so you can screen responses and not have to personally take a ton of calls (i.e. call back the ones that interest you based on voicemail responses, also gives you a chance to research their property a bit more before you call them back).  

"His tone of voice changed and he started to backpedal "that's not what I said.

@Jefferson SmithI am in same boat :(  Just got silence for last few months from Michael  in response to voice mails/text/emails.Sending you PM

There are some servicers who you could not pay me to use as their customer service is so awful - one of them I left 24 voice messages and never got a phone call back.

Some salient quotes:"In housing, the smart money has relatively little voice.""

I noticed that some of my same concerns that I've voiced about real estate investing are similar to the ones that I've heard when people ask me about online dating and whether it's safe. 

Most of the time its loud music playing and some times elevated voices.

These results have broad implications for market efficiency and the implementability of academic factors."