Quotes About Strategy

Real estate is all about wasting time. The more time you waste, the more money you make.

The real profit is made when real estate is bought, not when it's sold. You need to have a specific value creation strategy for each property, whether that value will be found in operating the real estate in an optimal fashion or whether renovation and/or repositioning can lead to a higher value.

you want to build wealth and create financial freedom, you can't just sell real estate; you need to invest in it personally.

There is never a wrong time to buy real estate. When times are good, people complain about the deals they have missed. When times are bad, they claim they can't buy at the top thinking that prices will fall and, therefore, it's not a good investment.

Decide early on if it's a short- or long-term play. Speculators can make money by buying in new condo developments very early and then flipping the units at the first opportunity for a quick profit.

you are in it for the long term, look for areas that have not yet peaked but have great upward potential.

First of all, you don't necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal.

That's a good thing to keep in mind—use your mind to visualize how things might be, as you go along. That can make the plethora of details and setbacks just a part of the plan.

You heard me, I would take the oil.

Ask prospective agents to explain step-by-step how they are going to negotiate the highest price for the home—from receipt of the offer to counteroffers until acceptance.

You looked at all the houses in your price range currently on the market, and you made your buying decision. Make sure the agent's pricing strategy is based on what buyers are going to compare your home to, including new construction, because it is competing for your buyer also.

Buying and holding real estate can create bigger long-term gains.

point is that the real money isn't made in real estate by spending the top dollar to buy the best location. You can get killed doing that, just as you can get killed buying a bad location, even for a low price. What you should never do is pay too much, even if that means walking away from a very good site. Which is all a more sophisticated way of looking at location.

Leverage: don't make deals without it.

Do what others are not doing, and you'll increase your profits tremendously. Go for preforeclosures. These are the true diamonds in the rough of residential investment real estate.

points worth repeating if you are intent on big success:

When people ask how they can start buying buildings or what a good strategy might entail, we always suggest that they pick a neighborhood where they would like to own property and get to know that neighborhood better than anyone else.

When I say, "one obvious button," I don't mean "only one button," but rather one that stands out. Make the button a different color, larger, a bolder text, whatever you need to do. Then repeat that same button over and over so people see it as they scroll down the page.

let's explore what we need to do to help a customer be more interested in a brand.

Direct calls to action can be included at the end of every e-mail blast, on signage, in our radio ads, and even in our television commercials. Consider including direct calls to action in every team member's e-mail signature, and if you really want to get the point across, on all your business cards. The idea is to make it very clear what we'd like customers to do: to make a purchase so we can help them solve their problem.

we released a free PDF called "5 Things Your Website Should Include," and thousands of people downloaded it. At the back of the PDF we placed an ad for our StoryBrand Marketing Workshop. In the next twelve months, we doubled revenue without spending a dollar on marketing.

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