Even if we forget saturation, interest rates, and the economy for a minute, the biggest thing that will keep those returns away is that the secret is out. 

I'm not sure of your background or if you have friends that can take secrets to the grave.

As for the other Guru's, my inbox is filled with other people's "Secret Weapons" to get leads.

No secret that its not anyone place.

There's no secret sauce here. 

BUT here is the secret.

As 4 Your topic of "timing the housing market"A civil war general had a simplre recipe for success:"Get there First, with the Most"In Real Estate....a similar philosophy prevails for success....The secret 2 success is to find out where people want 2 go....

There are no secrets in RE, just old strategies with new hipe.

There are no secrets or gurus, only processes and metrics.

Virtual office space is another approach to commercial rental that some investors are using.I'm just concerned that this business has chosen to attempt to conceal itself.Their claims are a bit extravagant for such a secretive outfit - not just the benefits the tout but their claims about their clientele and exposures.I've actually built spreadsheets to see if it could be duplicatable, and it is looking at least possible if expenses can be controlled and limited.