Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
BARBARA CORCORANDon’t teach talent that isn’t there.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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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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You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you’re moving out. But it’s demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don’t have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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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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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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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 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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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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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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