I can never get any type of formatting to work the way I want it to; bolding text very rarely works, headers work or don't work whenever they please, etc.

That said, luck favors the bold.

For a bold effect, go for lively colors( yellows, oranges, lime green, choice of white and black).

The bolded part is throwing me off though so excuse my ignorance on the subject. 

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The text and font must be legible and certain verbiage needs to be in bold print.

The text shows up as normal, but it's really italic or bold, and some shows bold when it's normal.

Thanks for your bold suggestion as well … I think that was the direction I was leaning towards

In February, J and I are planning to meet up in Ho Chi Minh City and take some donations to a few orphanages up in Hue, via motorcycle. 

Even though it said in bold letters that "SELLER IS A REALTOR," I still had a few agents call.