We had a guy in our Van Nuys (L.A) neighbourhood doing exactly the same thing earlier on this year in Spring – we were showered with notepads with his name, cards hung on our doorknob, Visits – to which I answered “no, we’re happy renting for the moment, thanks”, and he even had an advert on one of the bus stops round the corner from us.
Wierdly enough, I’ve seen no mention of him for a while. His bus stop ad is even gone…..
Of course, this Spring I wasn’t aware of what was going on in the RE industry, but now, thanks to all concerned, his desperation makes sense.