Quotes of the Day

The Deal of the Decade comes along about once a week. [2001] - Dolf de Roos

Here is a potential structure of buying a new build: 1) $5,000 on singing the contract; 2) In the first 30 days, you'll give 5% of the purchase price; 3) Within 90 days, you give a second 5% deposit; 4) Within 120 or 180 days, your third deposit is due which is another 5%. 5) On occupancy, your final 5% deposit is due for a total of 20% down. Many builders take two to four years to close, so you really have quite a bit of time to save for the final 5% deposit and closing costs. This is the route I chose with my first few properties. [2021] - Shazia Virani

The Four Habits of Marketing Success: 1. Specialize in one area. 2. Be different from all the rest / competitive advantage (speedy delivery, long-term durability of a product, the location of your business, the personalities of the key people who sell and deliver your product or service, etc.) 3. Determine your best potential customers. 4. Concentrate and focus all of your marketing and sales efforts and energies on those specific customers you have identified as most likely to benefit from what you sell. [2004] - Brian Tracy

Umbrella insurance (also referred to as excess-liability insurance) is liability insurance that's added on top of the liability protection on your home and cars. Each year, thousands of people suffer lawsuits of more than $1 million related to their cars and homes. Umbrella insurance is generally sold in increments of $1 million. You should have at least enough liability insurance to protect your assets and preferably enough to cover twice the value of those assets. [2019] - Eric Tyson

Yellow Pages marketing and classified advertisements hit the very hottest of prospects. Brochures offer the greatest opportunity to go into detail about your product or service. Public relations, which encompasses community relations, publicity, and memberships in clubs and organizations, is a marketing method that should be seriously considered. [1998] - Jay Conrad Levinson