“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.”

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’

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.

The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.

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.

In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.

Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.

Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.

Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.

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.

Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.

If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.

If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.

A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.

Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.

Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.

Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.

I was thrilled to be able to read at three.

This country won’t be able to function properly.

I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button

Until and unless we could disband these militias

So for me it’s very good to just be able to re-charge and just disappear and escape from reality and that’s usually when I write most of my lyrics and my songs.

You work so hard at something to make sure that it’s very pure and very genuine and very steadfast to who you are, so creative control for me is a big one.

My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend.

But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.