The strategy is best described in Joel Greenblatt's fantastic book, and an outstanding practical guide and tool for executing it can be found over at the Magic Diligence website.You can do either (or both) of those using the "leverage" of Options, allowing for substantial upside potential compared to standard stock purchases, with dramatically reduced downside (if you want a no-hype education on Options, Erik Kobayashi-Solomon's book is great).Those with the patience and inclination can indeed use Option trading to make money in any market condition (Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, and "Black Swan" author Nassim Taleb all spent time -- and made lots and lots of money -- as options traders in their careers).For even more leverage, you could of course do any of the above (and much more) on margin (meaning your brokerage lends you money to do the investment), though that's not something I would ever do personally.Also, if you focus on holding stocks (or options) for at least a year, you benefit from favorable tax treatment of the profits.

Im sure it has been done but its not the "best practice".

Is it practical for a realtor who is an investor in one city to exchange services with another realtor who is an investor in another city?

Can you reach out to the caretaker's company and ask what the standard practice is for their other clients?  

What aspect of law do you practice?

In fact your realtor was illegally practicing law by giving you advice on how to handle the lease contract issue with your tenant.Changing the locks on a tenant under lease, especially with their valuables in the house is illegal and is called a constructive eviction.Talk to a lawyer in your area who deals with landlord tenant issues and evictions as their primary business.

It is standard practice to have a microwave on the same circuit as a gas range, especially when the microwave is mounted above the range.

@Matt Boyle no offense, but if you are an appraiser asking for tips from agents about price discovery that is sorta a red flag for me.You as an appraiser are considered to be an impartial expert on value, and agents like it or not have an inherent bias and are generally not trained, licensed or required to follow USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice)Refer to link below for differences between USPAP and BPO.https://nationwide-appraisal.com/appraisal-avm-bpo...I am curious as to why you are asking for tips from agents doing BPO's vs seeking advice from professional appraisers in the Chicago land area?

The paragraph must be looked at collectively for contextual understanding and practical nuance, not just extracting a singular phrase.

We have a claim in with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and they are looking into bad business practices.