If you want to get a little showy, paint one or two "accent" walls, just don't get crazy, and nothing dark (although once I did do a faux black leather look on a single wall for effect, and to experiment before trying in MY home!).

I just saw the movie about the Texas Western (Now UTEP) basketball team that was the first all black team to win the NCAA Championship.Anyway, feel free to read up on all the forums, tons of great advice.

If the old strategies are the new black then consider heading down to the library and the used bookstores to pick up copies of the old RE books.

You do not just want to leave a "black hole" that tempts budding pyros to use it.

From personal experience and what I have seen, two color schemes seem to work the best; black/yellow and red/yellow.

The bad part is that they have 3, 5 yr old black labs.

i've gotten calls with business cards. i use either yellow and black or orange and black and there's copy all over them. it's a benefit rich card with my toll free number on it and the type of properties i'm looking for, the fact i can move quickly and with a call to action. i drop them at gas stations, pawn shops, bookstores, home depot, pretty much wherever I find myself at any given moment in time. it's a low cost way to get deals.my other favorite way bandit signs. in my area i don't do light poles i use the wooden stakes and place them in high traffic areas. i put up multiple signs in an intersection that way it makes it easier to remember the number and i also put them at the next intersection following the direction of traffic so they see the sign multiple times.check with the statutes in your area to be sure you don't run afoul of the law.

go in the attic on a sunny day so you can see light coming through the hole. depending on the size you can seal it with some flashing and roof black

Basically a way to be in the black, while legal showing that you are in the red.Anyone out there get into REI investing for a reason such as this?

:wink: I wear a button front shirt- tailored with 3/4 sleeves, black dress pants and low heels-- no jewelry but my wedding ring and Timex-type watch.