Quotes of the Day

Certain times of year are traditionally slow months for residential real estate sales (November through February and sometimes March, depending on the weather), hence prices decline. [2006] - Douglas Gray

Tomatoes offer more lycopene for lowering heart disease risk than any other food source. You can also get your daily dose of that tomato antioxidant lycopene from watermelon and red grapefruit. Stick with the reds for lycopene; green and yellow tomatoes are lycopene-poor. Cooked and canned tomato sauce and paste (yes, even ketchup) appear to offer more lycopene than a tomato out of the hand. The protective dose of lycopene is 35 milligrams, which is the amount in 2 cups of tomato juice or cooked tomato products. While cooking increases the lycopene fourfold, eating your tomato raw gives you 40% of what the government considers your RDA for vitamin C. Have your tomatoes both ways. [2009] - Frances Sheridan Goulart

If employers post their vacancy on a job-board such as Career-Builder.com or Monster.com, they have to look through 219 resumes from job-hunters who respond. The number of resumes comes down to 116 on social media sites such as LinkedIn or Facebook, 33 on their own website, 32 if the employee finds them, and 10 through referrals. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Many investors have had the experience of being turned down by a banker at one branch, only to get a mortgage at another branch of the same bank. The relationship you create with a person counts for a lot more than most of us realize. Choose a banker who's very experienced in residential real estate investing. [2009] - Don R. Campbell

WWOOF is an international organization that offers volunteers room and board in exchange for working on organic, sustainable farms. You could also try helpx.net. They list hosts around the world who are willing to trade food and accommodation in exchange for work on community projects and organic farms, at homestays, in backpacker hostels, and on sailing boats. Workaway.info offers similar opportunities for people around the world. You could also house-sit. Trustedhousesitters.com is one of the most established sites for matching up house-sitters and houses. Other sites you could look at are nomador.com, mindmyhouse.com, and housecarers.com. [2022] - Andrew Hallam