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.
BARBARA CORCORANThe wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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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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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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Everybody thinks that they’re going to time the market, they’re going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.
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It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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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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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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