I don't usually mention that upfront, as we users still seem to be in the vast minority.    

Because the vast majority of buyers are not going to buy buying these properties with cash.What is your take?

It has been identified that the vast majority of slum lords operating in the city are from out of town and doing so illegally. 

I'm not saying it doesn't work, but for the vast majority of investors I talk to their response rates are going down and their cost per buy is going up.  

I talk to the agent, ask about themselves, how they came upon the client, ask about their client & so on but I do not talk about the offer, primarily because I have not formally written it out precisely because I am looking for clues.I have done this for years & the vast majority of the time (85-90%) of the time, my clients get a great deal AND the other side doesn’t feel manipulated or cheated by a hustler.I learned much of these techniques from taking a deep dive & studying Neurolinguistics along with psychology therapy techniques to a point where I would have a Masters if I had gone to college - I think I hold the record for dropping out of college - 7 times & completing 2 semesters. 

The vast majority of successful people treat their morning as sacrosanct and attribute much of their success to the hours of work performed in the morning.

Select to 'save image as' Into  Libraries, pictures, and name it 'ME PROFILE (or whatever) and save.You now have an image of the pic save on your HD.Step 4.

Old fashion way, see if your area has the City Directory, at the library probably.

Could this be one reason this is so, considering the vast majority of bank failures this year?

In Chicago, about 50% goes to the public school system, a little to libraries, some to environmental protection and parks, public safety, etc.