I guess it those slides the gurus show that creates this idea.

Cut 2x2s to size to deter windows and sliding doors from getting jimmied.

Also make sure it is not in a slide zone.

3) Medium grey wood-grained Waterproof vinyl flooring (WVF) throughout, with brushed nickel light fixtures and hardware, or Coffee wood-grained WVF with Oil-rubbed bronze light fixtures and hardware4) Keep the master-bath shower as it is, which is a medium blue fiberglass, and just replace the door with a modern one and trim in some coordinating hardware and glass tile, or totally tear out the shower?

My 3 bedroom apts. had 7 window, one sliding glass door. 

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

You cannot slide the scale towards the Roth direction, other than by performing a Roth conversion on the tax-deferred portion of the account.  

I still find plenty of value here, from newbies and old-timers, but maybe I'm not a glass half-empty guy.

Tons of pots, pans, bowls, glass pie pans...the list is loooong.I go out of my way to buy quality stuff for the house.

I found some really good reports/slide decks that illustrate how even the tiniest of changes can increase or decrease response rates:http://www.the-dma.org/whitepapers/TestingDMWhitePaper-GAWrightFINAL100305.pdfThen some metrics about direct mail:http://www.ruthstevens.com/pdf/Allegra-DM-White-Paper-FINAL.pdfHead on over to Sharon's blog and watch her video interview with Joy Gendusa of Postcardmania and then pick up a free copy of Joy's e-book on postcards and direct mail:http://louisvillegalsrealestateblog.com/amazing-entrepreneurs-interview-with-joy-gendusaDan Kennedy has a ton of books on direct mail marketing that are filled with some excellent points - if you have an Amazon Kindle, you can check out some of his books for free - start with the relevant titles first.I've got two more months of postcards queued up before I can start doing any real testing, but I was able to expand my list to just a little over 7500 names, split it into 4 groups of almost exactly equal size.