Quotes of the Day

People are constantly losing jobs, being involved in accidents, suffering illnesses, getting divorced, dying, or suffering a myriad of other events that put them in a position where they need to sell their home or rental properties quickly. When people throughout the area know you and know what you do, you will start receiving calls about these deals rather than having to stumble upon them. [2004] - Mike Summey

Insomnia usually goes along with depression. Sleep lab studies show some changes in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep: It tends to start earlier in the night, and there's more than usual in the first part of the night. The amount of deep (slow wave) sleep is usually reduced. With some types of depression, a different pattern occurs-one of hypersomnia (excessive sleep). For example, with seasonal affective disorder, which is depression that occurs with winter darkness and lifts with longer hours of daylight, people often sleep more than usual and have trouble waking up in the morning. [2021] - Judith R. Davidson

If a frenzy occurs in gold, a good strategy is to sell half your position once you have doubled your money. When the ascent goes vertical and you hear about gold every night on the news, think about liquidating some of your position. Once prices move in a strong 90-degree angle, you should use a very short-term moving average to help you make your initial liquidation; here we will use a five-day MA. We want to sell when prices move below the five-day MA. Some traders will also use a 50-day or 200-day moving average to help them out of the rest of their positions. [2009] - James DiGeorgia

"Hi" is a little formal for flirting territory. Use "Hey" instead. [2013] - Laurie Davis

Most investors hold real estate for at least one cycle of the real estate market. A market cycle is the period in which a market goes from high to low, from a buyer's market to a seller's market. A standard cycle in the real estate market typically lasts as few as 5 and as many as 12 years. Some observers believe market cycles are actually lengthening, which means longer holding periods before you'll be able to realize a return. [2020] - Douglas Gray