they get their roots in MLM  just like Amway selling the dream. 

In fact, the residents are deeply rooted - "mobile home residents are less likely to move than residents of site built houses.  

I work for a builder, a lot SF investors laying roots here.

I would recommend investigating the root of the problem first.

My pleasure.To answer this question you first need to understand what a motivated seller is because this is the root of all the inconsistent advice flying around.

Have you ever had a root canal?

The pain of the root canal depends on the dentist.

Take it with a grain of salt or a whole carton or morton's iodized, because at the root of it every investor is different and so is every unique investment situation.Thanks for all the great insight, Sean!

Root cause is lack of confidence and/or fear of losing money.  

So much so that I went back to my roots, Somalia, Mogadishu.