I can also get solid, 7%+ returns with a couple of oil and gas companies and bet on rising energy prices, but I'm separating stocks, REITs, and notes from real assets that I'm purchasing.

I think the housing market will stay fair unless there is some major economic or World event that affects the overall economy negatively.

They're safe, easy to understand, and not reliant on external economic factors. 

How many spend a bunch of money on getting licensed, paying desk fees, gas, time, energy, marketing, hitting up all their friends, relatives, Top 200 list, to be a wash out.

(I try to remind myself "Is it worth the time/energy?") 

I could get past the latter point as I would just need to factor that into the economics and offer price. 

Secondly, I appreciate your thoughts here and think you're right: why should I spend a big portion of my life, time and energy trying to make someone else change?

Best of luck and don't lose that energy!

PM me, I'm into new economic innovative construction.

When you know what someone wants and giving them what they want gets you what you want principals are a foolish waste of energy.