Every single denied or incomplete app, or those where the applicant changed their mind at the last minute is also kept as a complete package, chronologically, in a series of "closed applications" folders.

Put them in order of who returned the full application with app fee in chronological order.

From my lease:  "All payments shall be applied to non-rent charges first and in chronological order, with the oldest charges being paid first."

If you were to compare REI strategies to grade school what would they be in chronological order??

Personally when I write checks, I like the checks to be written in chronological order and for the check numbers to clear the bank in as close to numerical order as possible.  

The dangers of lead-based paint had begun to circulate by the late 1800s and early 1900s, so some manufacturers stopped using lead in paint earlier than others.With an internet search, I found this brief chronological history of the use of lead-based paint in the United States:* Use of white lead began in the Colonial times and ultimately peaked in 1922.* In 1951, Baltimore banned the use of lead pigment in interior paint in Baltimore housing – the first such restriction in the country.* In 1955, the industry, working with public health officials and organizations, adopted a voluntary national standard to prohibit, in effect, the use of lead pigments in interior residential paints.* Through the 1950s and 1960s, the use of exterior lead-based paint declined significantly, and ended by the early 1970s.* In 1971, the federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Act was passed.* In 1978, the federal government banned consumer uses of lead paint.

A really great lesson and experience to learn.I'm not trying to convince anyone to buy pricey multi-Family buildings in good locations by "House Hacking" it.... but there is merit in the chronological history in what I achieved.I hope this perspective helps the reader of this post to see Investing in other ways than just looking at today's cashflow and with no though about future appreciation.Investor Llew 

You'll find that those seduced by the myth of progress and the chronological snobbery it breeds don't like Mike Ferry because his methods are insufficiently new.

And I have so many more numbers, neatly chronologized for forensic purposes for other time periods.Now, please try to understand: My numbers are registered in the federal Do Not Call Registry - I don’t want to be bothered by the likes of you.

It is fairly well-known that one of the most important tools to win in court is to have every detail in chronological order sort of like a diary with the tiniest of details.