This is more for my record keeping, I guess you can say a form of journaling my growth..So out of the 1st set of direct mail letters (36 targeted properties) I sent out this past friday (6 days ago) I just received my 1st call form a very motivated seller, AWESOME SAUCE!!

You are sitting in the classroom and the sign-up sheet comes along for the Wall Street Journal at the "Special Student Price."

These banks were recommended in Houston Business Journal as being friendly to small business owners.

I'm going to enter this into my "rare things spotted" journal next to the unicorn and that one person I met that didn't think their puppy was the best puppy ever.

I have not worked with Xero, but have read more good than bad about it in the CPA community, Peachtree is not bad, but unlike QB, if you change your mind about how a check is posted, you have to post a journal entry to change in. 

Save every penny you can for the next year, scrimp on everything, consider having a room mate, try keeping a money journal and writing down every dime you spend (beleive me its revealing), if your wife is not working get her out there.

It is from the Journal of Accountancy.

From an article by Dana Mattioli of the Wall Street Journal, I like these simple, common sense tips for property photos for a listing: 1.Turn on lots of lights and use a flash. 2.Remove clutter, clear counter space. 3.Use a good photo editing software to lighten up photos, crop them, etc. 4.USE A PROFESSIONAL.

Just reading one of my insurance journals and read this tidbit of FYI: "An industry group says Texas homeowners no longer are paying the highest insurance rates in the country, a distinction that now goes to Florida residents.

In fact, high-end homes are selling too but comparatively speaking, anyways.According to the Wall Street Journal, sales of homes priced between $750,000 and $1 million rose 53% in October, when compared to the same month one year ago.