Quotes of the Day

Bread and butter properties mean single-family homes that fall in the middle range of rents for your market. They are typically two to four bedrooms, with one to two baths and vary in size from 800 to 1400 square feet in size. They are often located in subdivisions containing a number of similar homes. These attract first-time homebuyers and are by far the best rental properties for new investors to purchase. [2004] - Mike Summey

Generally speaking, when more than 10 percent of the unit owners become insolvent, unable to carry monthly mortgage payments, and their mortgage holders sell such units at fair sale prices, the overall value of all the units in the complex diminishes. [2013] - Dan S. Barnabic

There is a wonderful universe of whole grains out there. You may have tried quinoa, but what about kaniwa or fonio? Even wild rice (which is not actually even rice) may not sound as wild as the grain called freekeh. Have fun and try some amaranth, millet, sorghum, or teff or expand the amber waves of your horizon. If you have a choice, pick red quinoa over white quinoa, blue corn over yellow, and yellow corn over white. Pigmented rice--red, purple, or black--has benefits over brown. Whole-wheat pasta cooks in about 10 minutes. My favorite brand is Bionaturae because of its deliciously nutty taste. [2015] - Michael Greger

As we age, it’s also important to retain flexibility by stretching and doing practices like yoga and tai chi that help to maintain balance. Flexibility and a good sense of balance can also help to prevent injuries. As for how much you should exercise, the answer is that we don’t know yet. There’s a commonly held belief that 10,000 steps a day is the magic number for staying healthy, but I have to tell you there isn’t much scientific evidence to back that up. If your stride is a little longer than two feet, it will take a little more than two thousand steps to walk one mile. If you’re active with everyday activities on a regular basis, it’s possible that adding just one mile to your day could be enough to extend your life span and health span. [2020] - Nir Barzilai

Apart from price itself, the most useful indicator is volume. Volume tends to peak on days when there is a major price reversal, it tells you there is probably a major changing of the guard going on: if the bulls (the positive crowd) were dominant, then the bears (the negative people) are now in charge, and vice-versa. Volume can also be useful in other situations. For example, when a chart has been quietly trending sideways for some time, a sudden breakout is usually accompanied by a large increase in trading volume. But if the volume doesn’t increase, the breakout will often not follow through and will turn out to be a false breakout. [2019] - Glen Goodman