Quotes of the Day

"Slumlord properties" tend to be located where surrounding conditions make it difficult, if not impossible, to attract higher rents and better-quality tenants. It may be in a neighborhood where surrounding properties have deteriorated; or road, railroad, or industrial noise is a problem; or in a high crime area. These factors make the property undesirable regardless of condition. Our advice: If you don't feel comfortable walking in the neighborhood and talking to the people who live there, don't invest. Avoid properties with undesirable surroundings. Instead, buy undesirable properties with superior surroundings. [2004] - Mike Summey

Every successful trader has a trade record-keeping system to track and record trades with comments, and most unsuccessful traders do not. [2009] - Robert C. Miner

If one partner is highly dominant, a marriage will work better if the other partner is significantly more submissive. [2002] - Neil Clark Warren

Use a plain outer envelope with no copy, not even a return address. The mystery of such a mailing is irresistible. [2005] - Robert W. Bly

Research has found that flaxseed can be used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Eating garlic and onions has been associated with significantly lower risk of BPH. In general, cooked vegetables may work better than raw ones, and legumes--beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils--have also been associated with lower risk. [2015] - Michael Greger