Tax deductible items:- marketing expenses- office supplies- mileage ($.50/mi in 2010)- training

While delivering, I'd be making decent money while simply driving around the area and dropping off supplies (aka, easy stuff for the money I'd be making).

A really good prospect can take an hour or more, but it's rare for every scheduled applicant to show up.I take cleaning supplies and polish between appointments.

I would only be supplying an intro to a seller that wants to unload their property through short sale.

You also may need one if you have a backflow preventer on your main water supply.

How does demand/supply look and where's that headed?

Ive sold plenty of cars and its basic supply and demand sales.I understand most deals are straight forward but like you said there are so many modified contracts on the properties you here all sorts of different sales.

The big problem with staying on the gold standard is that the supply of gold doesn't go up much and the supply of people increases at a fast clip.

Its heater never goes out on the first sub zero night of the year when repair techs are in short supply (my own experience).

I have a sneaking suspicion about Alaskan real estate because of the state's sheer supply of undeveloped commodities.