Quotes of the Day

The red herring tactic is meant to drive the negotiation to focus on something inconsequential, distracting the seller from what you really what. [2015] - Brandon Turner

The more conservative you are, the more gold you should own. If preservation of capital is the goal, then you should own physical gold for liquidity, along with investments in the shares of unhedged majors and/or the mutual funds that own them. More-aggressive investors can hold mining stocks with greater leverage, along with silver, foreign bond funds, and mutual funds specializing in U.S.-based resource and manufacturing companies. And the most adventurous should focus on smaller miners, the shares of U.S.-based manufacturers, gold-based derivatives, and short positions in financial stocks. [2004] - James Turk

Ask your tenant to provide a work place reference. Don't just call the contact number that was provided as this can be a number to their friend's cell phone who can pretend to be the tenant's employer. Call the company's office number and ask to speak to the person noted as the tenant's employer. At this time, you can also verify the tenant's income and employment status so you know whether the tenant is a qualified tenant. [2015] - Gary Wong

If you are a first-time homebuyer, on the day you get your mortgage, on that very day when you sign the papers and the mortgage company gives you your money, immediately give the lender your first month's payment.Because the interest on your home is compounded daily, this will be the one and only time that 100 percent of the money you pay will be directed toward the principal. [2015] - Richard Dolan

Rapport equals trust plus comfort. [2005] - Neil Strauss