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.
BARBARA CORCORANThe best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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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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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 you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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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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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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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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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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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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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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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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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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