Reminder - The complete Quarterhill Investor Story You walk by a house and see smoke coming out of a chimney, and you aren't too concerned.
But then you see smoke coming out of windows and doors, you think there might be a fire.
Then you see people running out of the house running without pants on. But they aren't saying fire. But it sure seems like a fire. But they didn't "say" fire... so it must not be one. Maybe there is a really big wasp in the house.
But then you see someone work with a realtor to draft an offer to buy the house for land value, betting that the house is probably going to burn down. Hmmm... that's strange you think.
Then you look around and you can't hear the fire trucks. If it was a fire, the fire trucks would be here. A neighbour said " i heard that the fire department is busy these days and their response time is delayed."
"Oh" the Quarterhill investor says to themselves. "Oh, that makes sense, there must be no fire."
Then you ask a former neighbour named VG what he thinks. He says "this is clearly a fire"
And you (cabbie) says, "That is ridiculous VG. The fundamentals of the house remain strong. It has great bones. There has never been a fire in this neighborhood before. Take a look at our neighborhood association board of directors. They have a spotty history in other neighborhoods. But not this specific neighborhood. It is probably just a wasp. Prove to me that this is a fire."