But I got a call from the BBB the other day because people were inquiring there about me, and it got me to thinking maybe I should have something more formal than a trade name registered at town hall.

I have recently made my first few phone calls to realtors inquiring information about a couple properties.

It shows that you are an astute business person when you inquire.

Sometimes you will get a simple simon who calls at 2am to inquire about a property.

If the electric company just came out and shut off service and turned it back on after my request without checking and inquiring about what I was doing then they would be negligent in their actions.Part of the business.

I'll have to inquire.

You should inquire about yours and the tenant should check theirs.Things you should be looking for are damage from pipes bursting (vs. water damage from slow leak which is excluded).

What I mean by that, is that I inquired with quite a few local banks what loan programs, rates, rules (overlays), etc they had in preparation for me buying several more rental houses around the beginning of last year.I really liked what Union Bank had to offer because they were a portfolio lender and could be more flexible with the number of loans allowed.

Get on craigslist, call a couple property managers in the area and drive neighborhoods looking for rental signs and just inquire what their rental rates are.

I inquired about a property for sale.