Most agents are not investors, and they try to sugar coat crap for new "investors" It takes an investor to find deals, it's all in the numbers.

In addition, by their definition, the act of selling primary research information for oneself to one individual (*not published to the general public) and the act of buying information for one's own consumption... neither of these activities are "brokerage" activities.

Dude, as long as the feds don't recognize a state's right to regulate the sale and consumption of reefer within its borders, I would avoid it.

Oil consumption won't fall off, but at a lower price it may appear to be less demand, that influences investor decisions and trickles through the market.

Charles, you're a CPA you know what an investment is LOL....Jon, I agree totally and I'd have to repeat much of what you said.Use to be and still in many areas, landlords are "operators" as well as one who acquires RE for a profit in a short period of time.If you had a candy store, buying sugar really isn't seen as investing, it's inventory and part of operating the business.

low-consumption fixtures, new toilets/toilet guts?

Low consumption or dual flush toilets?

I've used it on everything from sugar ants to bees.

Tim read the response i posted to jawsette but lets just do a bried overview, the products that supported america when it was brand new tobacco, rice, indigo, sugar, then later cotton in the south who worked the fields to grow those crops.

You can also look into a RUBS (residential utility billback system) that will record the actual consumption by each unit and you can use that to divide the bill.You may have to wait until your leases come up for renewal to change the lease.