Quotes of the Day

The offer includes important information, including buyer and seller information, offer price, deposit amount, walk-throughs of the property (usually three), conditions, chattels, fixtures, closing date and expiration date (how long the seller has to accept the offer). [2017] - Sean Cooper

If you are going to use a property manager, just remember this: most of them suck. You need to find the one that doesn't. Treat it like a job interview. Get referrals and actually talk with those referrals. Ask the property manager hard questions in an interview. Don't settle for mediocre. [2015] - Brandon Turner

Purchase a Commercial Off-Thge-Shelf program which can automate your e-mail campaign management on your own e-mail servers or POP3 mail servers. Arial Software features a suite of products designed to manage your entire e-mail marketing program. If you have a very small business, with a limited customer base and have 500 names or less on your e-mail list, you may be able to manage your entire campaign, but again need to check your local ISP policies and terms of service regarding e-mail use. [2007] - Bruce C. Brown

If using a trend-following system, it’s easy to move a stop along. Every time it broke higher and then made a higher low, one could have raised the stop to the previous low until the trade was stopped out. [2003] - Marcel Link

Unless you are a licensed and experienced contractor, do not do your own inspection. Yes, you should walk through the property and make sure there are no major red flags before spending the money on an inspector, but your official inspection should be done by a real, licensed property inspector. Try to get the inspector onto the property within four days of mutual acceptance. If possible, make sure the power, water, and all other utilities for the property are turned on before the inspection. I recommend you are present for the inspection. The report that the inspector provides you several days after the inspection will likely be scary. Your job is to decide which issues are important and which aren't. Being present for the inspection makes this process much easier. [2015] - Brandon Turner