Something being trendy/fashionable in the moment is not always what leads to the upward trend you allude to.I think the key is innovation. 

Like others have voiced, Bridgeport suffers from high crime, high taxes and low quality tenants. 

That's the kind of wave we want to see heading for Birmingham, and business, political, and community leadership are working together to make sure this new generation of innovators finds a home in our revitalized community.Whether you think CA will remain the Tech Hub indefinitely or not, this piece does a great job of highlighting some of the future-focused businesses and programs being built in Birmingham.

Though I did not use his services I saw his operation and work ethic and found him to be professional and innovative in his thinking and business approach.

I mean this in the sense that if someone called it goes to auto answer with a telepromt that says press 1 for maintenance, 2 for lease and rent and etc... this way the tenant is able to make their voice and problem heard but i don't have to sit and have small talk and constantly stop what im doing to answer a phone call that in all reality shouldn't have been made.

This is the voice of experience talking.

This chart is from the Economic Innovation Group.

Since there is no tone of voice in written word, please understand this is not a criticism at all, just simply stating that there are many REI avenues behind rentals.

So maybe use Callrail for incoming calls to track leads and then something else for outbound cold-calling like a cell phone or maybe google voice?

@Jeff Greenberg do you know the exact date for the meet up in Nov?