It is normally a trade off between immediate cash flow and appreciation.

The more methods you have to generate leads the less competition you will have.

I have a background in the electrical trade and consider myself a jack of all trades master of non!!

And, I'd happily trade your knowhow for 1/2 of the deal (1/2 of something is always better than nothing).  

For crude oil to trade as low as $15-$20 is not out of the question, however oil will trade more in the $40-$60 range for most of the next 10 years.

I went back to the store and traded it for a head board which didn't exactly match, but did fit up the stairs.

You are trading profitability for that immediate cash flow. 

We did a 1031 exchange last year and traded one single family house for two, which worked out OK but due to the time constraints on the exchange I felt like we did not get as good of a deal as we would have liked and had to settle for what was available. 

My career in home improvement and repair began in 1973 while working for a home improvement company as a door to door canvasser, then I enrolled thru the UAW connected Trade Union Leadership Conferences into building trades training at Cass Tech, learning house wiring and framing.

We have 25+ electric meters which include meters for community lighting and AC.What are some methods to divide up the Utility costs?