Good Morning Gustavo,I live in Boca Raton and just getting into real estate and investing after a career change form the golf industry.

Is it factored into the rate?

The time of year you buy abandoned property is a key factor to helping minimize water damage.

A young couple marrying for the first time has a lifetime divorce risk factor of 40% using current trends. 31% of your friends, aged 35 to 54, who are married, engaged, or cohabitation have already been previously divorced.

I received half of the rent this morning.

Customers are often buy into a lifestyle, a feelgood factor, or a 'story'.The most aware businesses fully understand what the customer is buying from them.For example, Tom Peters quotes the Harley Davidson executive who said: "What we sell is the ability for a 43 year old accountant to dress in black leather, ride through small towns and have people be afraid of him."

In order to go straight to the bank you need to have met two prerequisites...1. the bank should be a small local bank2. you need to know the specific property you are calling about.If either one of these factors are not met, I would not bother wasting my time.

It is not the sole decision, but is a factor.

If it is the entire house you may want to factor in a larger than normal budget for flooring.

It dropped to $44k on a Friday and we faxed in our offer Monday morning, Monday afternoon it was taken off the market.