And I essentially have no hobbies aside from fishing and household projects, watch no TV, no sports, since I am already spending an average of 25-30 hours per week in real estate in addition to the 40 I spend in W-2 role.

It depends:On propertyon locationon amenities on viewon management type on local regulations on purchase priceon interest rateon downpayment probably some other stuff too.You can still make money if you make smart decisions.It's not like shooting fish in a barrel anymore.

It's a lot easier to fish in a pond vs. the ocean.

Once I pitch it to them like that, I separate the motivated ones from the non-motivated ones and save all of us the time wasted if their just trying to fish for offers.

Nope - But it is a testimony to the fact that the more you "touch" them, the higher the response rate.GoBig - and Go Fishing - You'll catch a fish!

If you watch game fishermen on charter boats, they'll have perhaps 4-6 fishing lines in the water at the Sa,e time to increase their chances of hooking up with a "prospect". 

There will be mor fish to fry!!

For me, running ads on FB is like trawling the whole ocean for just 2 or 3 kinds of fish. 

When making an offer, you need to be sincere, not fishing for a deal. 

Fish tank broke.