A neighbor can object to a house being torn down, a tree being removed... and in some historic districts, they can object to the color you're going to paint the house, the front facade, and virtually anything else they want to bicker over.It's odious, to say the least.

I understand it's most comfortable to hold what we know, but after putting pen to paper on this a little bit I hope you guys can come to an objective decision.  

Conversely, no investor has objected to my agreement.As to the term, it can easily take longer than 6 months to consummate a sale on the retail side.  

I'd wave at the kids on the field trip and wait for the zookeeper to bring you dinner.In the meantime, look for time that has the smallest opportunity cost for you and do some wholesaling, from there you can objectively determine what gives the most value for your time.

The objective is to close.

Did you attempt the method enough times to be comfortable with overcoming any objections you may be presented with? 

I'd be happy to connect with you and learn more about your investment objectives!

If they have objections to paying for their own utilities, they are no longer a potential tenant.

At the end of the day, I think it boils down to your investment objective.

Think of my presentation as a uniform I put on just for BiggerPockets to express what brought me to this point.These days I don't get sad about the past, I get angry about obstacles or objections to my plans and then savor the feeling of imagining myself crushing through them.