In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’ 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.
Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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.
If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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.
I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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.
Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
I’m never in control of my time during the workday.