I have extensive experience with 37 Signals' Highrise (cheap, fast to implement, fast learning curve) but have also looked at Salesforce and heard good things about open source programs like Sugar. 4 - The necessity of working together in the same office vs virtual operations.

frankly, I don't care if the lead comes via smoke signals. 

While this suggests the owner is not motivated, he or she is probably afraid of alerting tenants to the fact that the property is up for sale, as they are afraid that it will signal to the tenants to stop paying rent, etc., as well as anger the tenants they have befriended over the years.We face this same problem all the time, so don't feel like you're being singled out.

Hardly sending a confident signal to me.

@Joe Alford lots of virtue signalers on her but I’m pretty compassionate myself so I’d give her some free prune Juice and a QVC gift certificate when I evict her.

Send a signal that he doesn't have a monopoly on rental turnovers.

The title to the property will be in the name of the trust and as trustee you will be able to advance the funds, sign all the documents and thus you will eliminate the 'middle man', reduce the operation cost and be in total control. 

We do have cell phone signal and my husband bought a cell booster to help ensure people have good signal from their phones.

The more sticky you make capital, the less it can respond to market signals.

That combined with the continued job growth and number of people moving here all point to a buy signal.