@Courtney M.Of all this feed back, @Wayne Brooks seems to be the only voice of reason."

You will find plenty of supportive voices and tons of knowledge here.

Some years back, I went through a training with another guy who was 50 miles away IN A BETTER MARKET than mine.He called me about 6 weeks later with sarcasm in his voice and asked me, "so, have you done any deals yet?" 

I dont know how many time I get a completely different tone of voice, willingness to help, and a meaningful effort of finding a solution that works once city officials find out I'm an architect and not just another random investor, local home owner or a GC. 

The academic literature I've read said says that, of all the players in the real estate ecosphere, builders are the most rate sensitive.

Google voice or another phone number to separate multiple phone numbers?

I currently have my domain, google voice.

Since we are three pages into this, it's going to take someone with commitment to read this deep, so I feel comfortable in voicing two of them.1.

Your voice is heard and many (including myself) can relate. 

“There’s very little regulation, very little information about those mutual funds, and the mutual fund industry likes it that way, because the less information they have, the higher the fees they can charge.”“ The reason why Congress responded to the mortgage crisis, responded to failed banks, was because there were stronger voices for homeowners.