Quotes of the Day

Farming is designed to generate future business. You should not start farming unless you have at least 500 people. Farming is more focused on doing direct mail. Delegate to someone the job of mailing 1,000 pieces a month. The main reason most farming efforts fail is lack of consistency. Eventually, after about a year or so, you'll start to get a steady flow of business from your farm. [2003] - Darryl Davis

Most provinces and states have services where you can do credit checks. There is also a company called TVS (Tenant Verification Services) that run credit checks (tenantverification.com). There's always a fee for credit checks, and we typically pay somewhere between $7 and $15 per applicant. If you go through a one-time service like TVS you'll pay twice that. If you have two people moving in make sure you check the credit of both. It will be twice the price, but knowing the credit and history of both tenants is crucial. [2013] - Julie Broad

A large part of buying right is searching for sellers with limited alternatives. When sellers are not under any time pressure, it's hard to get good buys. When they are under a lot of time pressure, you can often get terrific buys. Some of the best buys we've made have been from sellers who called us back weeks after they turned down our original offer ("I hope you get what you're asking, but if you don't, call me.") [2004] - Mike Summey

Don't underestimate the importance of well-written copy because it is more important than you may think. You'll need good and regularly updated copy for website pages, product descriptions, e-mail newsletters, customer service documentation, advertisements and business correspondence. [2006] - Scott Fox

The Six Basic Fears: 1. The fear of poverty. 2. The fear of criticism. 3. The fear of ill health. 4. The fear of loss of love of someone. 5. The fear of old age. 6. The fear of death. [1937] - Napoleon Hill