Quotes of the Day

Managing properties yourself for a while is great training to understand the components that you will want to look for in a professional property management company. Typically, property managers charge anywhere from 4 percent to 15 percent of the rental income to manage your properties. [2001] - Dolf de Roos

Signals like pupil dilation, sweating and blushing cannot be consciously faked. [2004] - Allan Pease

Low levels of vitamin D host health problems, including bone disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, autoimmune diseases, mood disorders, and possibly other conditions. You can have your vitamin D level checked to see if this dose is adequate. The test is called 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and the desirable blood level is 30 ng/ml or higher. Very few people get enough vitamin D, so some basic supplementation is warranted. Many experts recommend 800 to 1,000 IUs of vitamin D per day for everyone who isn't regularly exposed to the sun. [2013] - Hillary Wright

With dollar-cost averaging (DCA), you invest your money in equal chunks on a set, regular schedule - such as once a month - into a diversified group of longer-term investments. The attraction of DCA is that it allows you to ease into riskier investments instead of jumping in all at once. The flip side of DCA is that when your investment of choice appreciates in value, you may wish that you had invested your money faster. DCA is most valuable when the money you want to invest represents a large portion of your total assets and you can stick to a schedule. [2019] - Eric Tyson

To make sure you can move quickly to borrow if needed, keep an eye on your current ratio (assets over liabilities--at least 2:1 is good) and quick ratios (liquid assets divided by current liabilities--should be over 1:1). [2000] - Robert T. Kiyosaki