Ex-SD, you are asking the exact questions I want to ask. I remember I asked similar questions like does it make business sense to leave an empty home with $500k mortgage for half a year without selling and renting. Are these owners really that rich? They are losing money every single day, yet they do not want to lower the price. What kind of idiots are these? It does not make any sense to me at all. Can anyone doing this business tell me some logical reasons please?