Quotes of the Day

Here are some of the main players you'll need on your bench: real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bankers, property managers, inspectors/appraisers, bookkeeper, professional advisors (lawyers, accountants), other successful investors, joint-venture partners and life partners. [2013] - Don R. Campbell

Keep your headline short. Don't use abbreviations unless you are sure that people will understand them. [1998] - Jay Conrad Levinson

If you have hit your 50s, you should have a net worth about eight times your salary accumulated. If you don't, you'll have to up your savings rate to as much as 25% or 30%, delay your retirement, or reconcile yourself to a much simpler lifestyle when you do retire. You should aim to have 11 times your salary socked away by the time you hit age 60. [2013] - Gail Vaz-Oxlade

Today, people do not want to be sold. The moment a prospect feels that he is being pushed to make a buying decision, he shuts down and loses interest. [2004] - Brian Tracy

50:50 Partnership: A joint-venture partner puts up the capital for the down payment. The partners share ownership, with the real estate expert doing all of the work associated with finding, managing and eventually selling the property. Profits are shared 50-50 after the initial down payment is returned to the co-venturer. [2013] - Don R. Campbell