Aside from looking at some properties on the internet and my in-laws hanging a bunch of my bandit signs on Thu night and Friday morning, my REI business saw absolutely no action. Of course, this was going to be a busy weekend for me personally, and it was. My in-laws moved in Friday, and we spent the rest of Friday getting ready for our neighborhood garage sale on Saturday. Saturday was reserved for the garage sale, which ended up so-so. My FIL and I dropped the rest of the unsold stuff off at Goodwill. This is the third year in a row we've participated in a garage sale, and the third year that we've taken leftovers to Goodwill. I like doing that because they give you a receipt for tax purposes. It's really hard to guage a price on all the stuff we've given, so I usually make it for $450. If it's over $500 (which it very well could be), different charity laws come into effect for federal tax purposes. We also went by the city refuse site to dump off about 20 cans of paint, thinner, stain, and polyurethane, but we found out once we got there that they only accept those things ONE day a MONTH for only two hours. The good thing is that one day is this Wednesday, so I don't have to keep them for too much longer.
My in-laws said they hung a total of around 15-20 signs last Thu & Fri. Shockingly, though, I never received even ONE call over the weekend. Usually when I hang a bunch of signs, I'll get at least three calls and one message, but I got -0- calls from their effort. Grrrrrrrr.
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Ouch! Sorry, Steve! If you're having a slow spell for REI, it might be a good opportunity to improve your knowledge. Have you been reading anything REI-related? I just finished the Rich Dad book called, "The ABC's of Real Estate Investing" (I think that's the name). I'm about to re-read the Rich Dad book about tax loopholes. Rich Dad books are not all I read--they're just stimulating reading!
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