We have a practice of only installing Energy Star rated appliances and seldom do you find such being offered on Kijiji or Craigs List.We typically purchase our appliances at HD during one of their "pay no interest for 24-months" sales events.  

I personally have nothing to hide, so am happy to divulge to my seller exactly what I do, and most certainly advise our intentions both practically and financially.My opening line is usually, "Hi, I'm calling from New Zealand" that's usually enough to get the conversation started - unfair advantage - you bet . . . . but us Kiwi's are a creative bunch!

Do you have a best practice standard morning routine?

That said, in general, this is standard practice.

I agree with everyone EVERY DAY is probably the best practice. 

It costs about $3 or $4 a can, so it's not really practical to do a whole garage floor with it, but it's good for fixing the tough spots.

Saturday, 2 hours of listening practice on our new vocabulary.

Pics:  The top is my son when he was 14, practicing in backyard.  

As for whether or not this is common practice in Texas I am not sure.

Resulting from lenders hitting the pause-button during the robo-signing/mortgage crises in an effort not to get sued by borrowers who were victims of either predatory lending practices or illegal foreclosure proceedings (robo-signing).