In my experience buying 50+ homes in my lifetime, I have yet to see an agent go on the defensive pricing wise.

The economy is thriving in several areas -- pharmaceutical, medical, IT, Distribution centers, manufacturing, government defense, sports, convention center -- a wide variety, so we aren't depending on only one type of industry. 

There is also absolutely no defense that these are not "business communications" as it is the business of the average wholesaler, agent or other investor to look for off-market properties as part of their business operations.   

It's clear Antoine is defensive for a reason.

This is your first line of defense.

Just the interest on the debt is more than $1.1 Trillion / yr,more than we spend on our entire defense budget.

Would the renters insurance pick it up as the first line of defense?

On that playing field, everyone's costs go up just to stay in the game, only to end up in exactly the same place competitively.Better to spend the money on acquiring (or trading up to) properties with really defensible differentiators like a great view, great location, or lots of bedrooms.  

People think it's playing just defense on one side, it's both.

They have no defense.