HBlodgett - If it has worked successfully for you then I congratulate you. Any method that is successful over time has some merit.
Since I have been in HRCT since March 1999, I will note that there wasn't much to analyze at that time. I bought in for other reasons for which I still hold it but they have nothing to do with investing for profit but of course that would be nice.
As you point out I am actually a conservative investor who looks at a portfolio as a lifetime project. My goal is just to keep my average above a 15% annualized gain over my lifetime. I have been lucky due to a couple of early investments that have carried me past that goal over the past 28 years.
I'm sure you will agree that your method is only for those with a high risk tolerance who can spend a lot of time watching their "basket," not the average investor.