Get all bids in writing – I know you’d like to be able to do business with someone based on a handshake and a smile, but the reality is that memories fade and a good faith agreement can be misinterpreted by you or the contractor.

The reason he gave it to me rather than someone else.. because every other day when I go buy a loaf of bread or whatever at the store he works at, I smile and say hello to him, and have a brief conversation usually.

But, I'll bet her and her late husband were smiling with glee when they got that check.

First with my buyer, he paid his $15,000and left with a smile. 30 minutes later, I met with the seller and the lien holder.

U sit back & smile!)

I hate it when they smile at my face but then, as soon as I turn around, in goes the knife to my back - I am becoming a hard *** and I guess that is what you have to do to be able to stand some of the stuff that goes on.

Short of breaking in (smile), does anyone have any ideas?

Short of breaking in (smile), does anyone have any ideas?

Smiling all the way Mexico for the weekend.

You smile and be polite, but you don't invest your heart into what they are saying or the questions they ask.