The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
BARBARA CORCORANYou can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Take some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!
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Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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Failure is my specialty.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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If you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
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