Is this a tactic to keep the inventory artificially low? 

I find him to be quite intelligent and knowledgeable in lease options.

And I'm only responding to this because now I feel you are personally attacking my intelligence.

Raise your game, your attitude, your investor intelligent's and you will prosper beyond your wildest imaginationGood LuckJim

The 2000's bubble was almost entirely artificial.

Walk and talk, it's the most effective, belly to belly intelligence gathering way of finding out who, what, when and why!

A person of fair intelligence can pass most state salesperson exams by studying for 3 weeks.

They're doing things financially, that we could be doing more intelligently in this country, if we were better educated; but the US "powers that be" don't seem to want us to do it the "smart way".

I have a tough decision to make though regarding my data and marketing strategy and just don't have enough experience to make it intelligently. 

I felt really good during the interview, was told I asked great questions and that I was an intelligent person!