Not letting people contact us using ephemeral, or even faked, caller ID's, or anonymous and spoofed emails (the opposite of anonymity), etc. is how we best protect privacy.

I do have a US phone number on Skype on which I talk to realtors, cash buyers etc so callers will only pay the US domestic rates, not international, so that at least is not an obstacle. 

@Blair Poelman So you give them something along the lines of a script with "if the caller says this, you say that"?  

House that is rental property you do this....House that is dead relatives you do this....When I was buying homes using the Subject To method, my first question to the caller was "Would you sell me the house for what you owe."

I just got off the phone with the 2nd caller - she advised they were going to do a deed of lieu with b of a and bofa advised them the DOL didnt go through and they've been locked out of the house for 2 years.

And I appreciate your insight on being personable when talking with callers.

Occasionally they will do a live-caller/email question and answer show and so I submitted this question to them and it was answered on their June 19, 2019 open forum podcast.

You should have a business number at which a message can be left or (if you wish) forwards to your cell while giving you the option of taking the call or sending to voicemail after learning who the caller is.

During my call with Sprout, I had a third caller try to make contact. 

What if their crazy teenage kid who got mad at them decided to play a prank for revenge?