The Three...
- It is surprising and amusing how often rules come 'in threes' and often using alliteration as a poetic pneumonia, by repeating the same first letter:
- The 3As: Arbitration, adjudication or assassination. These are the core elements to avoid going to court where there are no winners due to the cost of justice.
- The 3Cs of viewings: Clean, Clear Condition (tip-top). Magnolia may be boring but viewers are excited by clean and bland without obvious defects / damages!
- The 3Cs2: Candles cooking and cigarettes - account for significant numbers of residential fires.
- The 3Ds: Debt divorce and death, attributed to property.
- The 3Es: Education education education - Tony Blair via 3Ls.
- The 3Es2: Extension Extension Extension - this is a double play on words similar to the 3Ls but the important one is fire safety -- never chain link extension leads!
- The 3 Fs: fire, 'theft' and flood. The greatest property perils.
- The 3 Fs2: Find, fund and furnish.
- The 3Ls: location location location.
- The 3Ns: Never Neglect Neighbours - they are first to inform landlords of the 3 Fs: fire, 'theft' and flood.
- The 3Ns2: 999 do not delay ringing in an emergency. Try dialling in the dark - you may have to one day!
- The three Hs: Help Help Help! Shout loudly for assistance if trapped or in danger due to any emergency.
- The three Ps: Price Price Price
- The Three Ps2: Property, price and parties. These sum up the primary core elements of any agreement to buy or let real estate.
- The 3Ps3 of selling / letting property: Price, Promotion and Presentation.
- The 3Ps4 motivating investors: Purpose, Place and Price. The latter two are obvious; the purpose is the reason to buy property.
- The 3 Ts1 Talk To Tenants or:
- 3Ts2 Talk Talk Talk! Communication is vital to a good tenancy!
- See also the four unities and the effect of the absence of these.
Published: 29 September 2015
Last Updated: 17 November 2021