However, over the years the IRS has become very sensitive to the issue of "basis shifting". 

Some vendors are more sensitive to these little nuances than others.

I'm very price sensitive and if it has something catastrophic.

Basically you've got to call someone licensed to broker and say "hey I'm not super rate sensitive, open your junk mail please" since all of us are inundated with spam from these outfits on a daily basis, and for the most part aren't super enthusiastic about working with them.

I hear what many of you are saying about us being too sensitive and that we will deal with things like this if we are landlords.

There are still markets in the United States that allow either the beginner investor, or the seasoned expert to invest at low price points in B class neighborhoods.As real estate prices have generally recovered since the financial crisis, there are still pockets that remain, where if you know what you are doing you can purchase a home for between $60,000 - $100,000 in a solid B class area with infrastructure supporting a tenant and home owner demand (Just ask all of the Midwest folks)These homes range from 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom all the way up to 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom and even duplexes.Price sensitivity is important for many reasons.

Regarding SSN, I never want the tenant to give that to me due to the extreme sensitivity of it.

I use a sensitivity analysis as well in my pro forma so I can tell how aggressive I can get or how bad can things get before I consider it a bad deal or lose money.Can't say I haven't lost out on deals just bc of speed... one time I couldn't get a hold of my partner for an hour to decide what entity to submit the offer or hold title in and when I call back the listing agent they had literally just taken another offer.

Our house is the largest by far, and we are sensitive to the fact that it’s a quiet community.  

In the end, the property is worth what the market can bring and at the moment the market seems to be sensitive to flood issues.