The Eight Golden Rules of Property

1. You make your money when you buy.
2. Always buy from motivated seller.
3. Fall in love with the deal, not the property.
4. Never be the first to name a figure - that person always loses.
5. Be countercyclical.
6. Always try to buy with zero or little down.
7. Seldom sell.
8. The deal of the decade comes along about once a week.

Quoted from Real Estate Riches, written by Dolf De Roos.