It's kind of irrational tho (google Dan Ariely) so maybe it's not all about how one cooks but how one feels about owning it?

Your area looks super tough and we're also in the spring market where you compete with regular irrational OO buyers/ families in addition to investors so its even more competitive.

I believe this is because in 2003-2007 D10 went up irrationally high, without enough "there" there.

I don't think I'll be able to get the taxes re-assessed, so I'll assume they'll stay the same for now.However, even when allotting $500 of rent each month purely for this extra tax fee, the numbers still make sense.... which is why I'm going back and forth on whether I like this property or not.I think I just have this irrational fear of buying a 4-unit out of state with incredibly high taxes... it's like I almost feel like a bad investor if I'm paying so much of my cash flow towards something like taxes. 

There will a pandemonium to buy buy buy and the irrationality in the market will come back.

I don't people are paying enough attention but food inflation will cause people to act irrational and the medical industry is on it way to popping similar to the real estate bubble

Completely irrational, but this is the kind of thing that can actually work, at times.

Dont know if it's illegal, but do know it's irrational. 

I am going to bring up a different point and many will find it completely irrational.

For me, I had irrational fears of getting started and I have no doubt that joining the academy helped me get over those hurdles.I think the "closing" of the academy is a marketing tool, but whatever.