1,543,687
It was the advice I didn't get: Run your business like a business and make no mistake about it, you now own a small business.
I don't remember bad advice, because I tend to ignore bad advice.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
1,390,113
The worst advice was being told that we had to buy leads to get business.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
5,104,931
To generate leads by cold calling!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
4,456,506
'Just follow my lead' and when we went on a listing presentation my 'mentor' was unprepared...I knew more than he did....
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,393,404
My mother in law wanted me to keep my govt job.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,178,603
Wayne and Jean Marie Zuhl win the prize for best answer on this question.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Wayne Zuhl
Cranford, NJ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,466,207
Sharon Altier, SFR Just sell one house with our product and you will have paid for this super-duper miracle make a million dollar real estate system.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
4,800,082
Real estate is easy.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
5,230,068
OH, Sharon Altier, SFR, I'm sure it was one of those shiny new toys that I HAD to buy to improve my business! SO many people fall for them and I followed their lead...for awhile!
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
613,494
If you want to make money in this business, you have to list properties...
Eve
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,319,419
Sharon Altier, SFR - I believe everyone gives an advice that may be good for some people. I may have different skills and am afraid of calling FSBO - does not mean advice to follow up with FSBO is bad.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,587,960
Buy this or buy that......a lot of wasted money in my early years in the biz on stuff I never took out of the box. Gee somehow I made it without all that anyway!!
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
3,345,091
I am with Nina Hollander - generating leads by cold calling.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
5,583,278
it's difficult to list property.... I've been a listing agent since my first six months in the business....never worked buyers...
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
599,274
"Real estate is like stealing money from people." That came directly from a REALTOR with 20+ years in the business. I watched this person for many years and knew they were successful despite their poor service to customers. I figured it wouldn't be hard to set myself apart from the crowd.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
1,725,996
"Trust me"
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
711,852
Trust me.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
2,182,552
Don't waste your time w/ FSBO's !
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
1,712,676
I always apreciate nay advice even bad. it shows somebody acknowledges me.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,197,152
This is not as well answered than your other question.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,572,183
Don't jump.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,049,183
I can't think of any specific bad advice
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,045,440
Hold open houses and do floor duty... to get leads
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
505,742
4,936,677
To quit job, should of stay working till 3 deals.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
5,868,544
Cold call a 100 numbers every week. Think I made ten and stopped, hated it.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
634,482
Can I have two that tie for "worst"? Make at least 10 cold calls every day (I have never made a cold call) and spend 10% of your budget buying leads (I have never paid for leads).
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
321,564
Buy leads from "R" or "Z" purchase magazine ads, big expensive color ads.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
3,988,007
To door knock. I never liked it, don't want someone to knock on my door and feel like it is unsafe.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
2,684,009
Do a little bit of property management on the side, to get a guaranteed income stream.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
3,986,258
1,231,853
Can't remember any bad advice, either that I tuned it out & focused on the good advice.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
1,502,998
I don't know about the worst, but the BEST was to join Active Rain!
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
1,239,901
You are too old to fit into real estate business....
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
5,772,575
None, we surrounded ourselves with the best. A
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
900,128
"Throw all kinds of numbers at him, confuse the hell out of him" said my so-called team leader before a listing presentation.
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
989,652
Take FSBO signs - call them in a few days and ask how it's going - needless to say, I'm no longer with that broker!
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL
1,617,916
3,071,489
Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor, CRS nailed this one!
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
2,781,173
7,836,134
4,882,355
5,216,398
Door knocking works wonders for your business! Good exercise, bad idea!
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Sharon Altier
Elmhurst, IL