Contractor is likely dragging the project due to perceived low profit margin, which he often complains about.

If it is a normal utility pole, the answer is- not usually perceived as an issue. 

Yield in an asset, including real eatate, is a function of the markets perceived view of risk in the asset and market.DC, and Arlington, are amongst the lowest risk markets in the entire country, and thus will have incredibly low yields on purchase.Part of that risk profile though is how much future appreciation and rent growth are anticipated in said markets.

with email marketing for example, a good open rate is 20%. with text, the average open rate is 90% or higher. everyone reads every text they get. that extra 10% is due to some phone carriers having a “spam text” folder. i personally have never seen this, but i do see many of my texts not being delivered due to the phone carriers’ spam folders. anywho, people rarely answer the phone, and almost always listen to voicemails. so i feel texts & voicemail drops would probably have about the same efficacy. texts might beat VM drops because they could be perceived to be more authentic (depending on how they’re written), meaning more responses. you’d also have to consider your demographic. will you know that the #s on the list are cell phones vs landlines?

And they perceive that your intent in building the house was primarily to resell it. 

. :)   What I said was it looks bad for the wealthy (perceived or otherwise) to be complaining about the lowest income workers not paying their rent.... 

How do you perceive their character?

Getting taxes wrong can easily wipe out your perceived cash flow.

Prices are based on various variables of which 2 primary are perceived risk and perceived appreciation potential.  

Any perceived pattern is randomness appearing as order.