A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
BARBARA CORCORANIf someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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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.
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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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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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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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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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