@Tish Bell I am heavily involved with RE in Western PA for over 20 years. i dont know DFW market but I do know there are home runs in every market.

I had a property where they didn't even supply comps, and there were hundreds available, just not the ones they needed to fund the fat pensions and other ridiculous gorwing fees they have.

I've made as little as $500 when the deal was skinny and as much as $65,000 when it was fat.

This is a BELLY TO BELLY business your job should be when you get someone to finally respond to you, is to simply set and appointment to meet them...

I'll take millions of dollars and a fat dividend that beats real estate over a 'network'.

Don't you think they have been buying jet fuel since the 50s... its not like this is publicly traded on the Chicago board of exchange like pork bellies and timber futures etc.. of course he wasted a year ..

.#2  Recession and downturn makes companies lean and cut out unnecessary fat (namely labor fat) and when oil prices increase, the profit margins will jump while operating expenses will be lower.  

I can't speak to the man's motivations but at 88 I want all properties gone and be living off the interest on my big and fat (hopefully) savings account.

And of course they are hungry for my deals and their belly never gets full.. 

A big fat ZERO out of pocket expenses other than my cell and Internet cost which I would have anyway.1.