Some of you may think this is kind of airy-fairy, but I'm going to tell you anyway. Back in the early 70's when I was in real estate commercial sales, it was ฝากขายบ้าน a very strange time period. I thought I was the boy wonder in real estate. The interest rates were good; the real estate market was great. Then all of a sudden, the interest rates started going up and a lot of us became very skittish and were thinking about pulling out of the market. We knew people in high places in Washington and the banking industry that said, "Don't worry about it, the rates are going to come back down and it is going to be another banner year." Sure enough, the rates came back down and everybody and his brother plowed their money back into real estate.
Then the bottom fell out and I mean it was devastating. It fell so fast that there was no way you could save yourself. I went from riches to rags almost overnight, and so did most of the people I knew. If misery seeks company, I had a lot of company back then.
But there were a few individuals I knew who were older and much wiser than me that for some strange reason got out of this wonderful real estate market before it collapsed. Not only did they get out, but how they got out was a mystery. Back then the big word was leverage. You'd sell something for a huge profit if you were willing to take a small down payment and the rest over time. When the recession hit, those paper profits were worthless. These individuals I'm talking about demanded all cash when they sold real estate. Because they demanded all cash they were not able to get the highest price they could sell it for.
At the time, I thought they were crazy. Well, it turned out to be a stroke of genius after the recession hit. I had the advantage of knowing some of these people on a personal basis, and I went back and I talked with them. I remember one individual in particular. I asked him, "How in the world did you know to get out of the market when you did and sell everything for all cash?" He answered, "I can't explain it completely, but over the years I have developed this gut feeling or sixth sense." He went on to say that there were times when something looked real good but this still small voice would say, "Don't do it! And I would not do it and I'd usually find out later that I made the right decision." On the same note, he told me that sometimes everybody will say 'don't do it,' but the still small voice is saying, "Go for it. I'll do it and it normally works out right."
Having gone to a school like Georgia Tech where everything is pretty much black and white, when I heard this, it sounded really strange. Since that time I've spent a lot of time and money trying to get in touch with my intuitive self. I've come a long way but I still have a long way to go.
The bottom line is, whatever you pursue, if something about you is saying don't be in partnership with a particular person or don't build a particular home, I want to encourage you to listen to that still small voice and don't do it, even if everybody else is saying go for it.
On this same note, if everybody is telling you you're crazy, you shouldn't be doing this, you're going to lose your shirt, but something is telling you to go for it, and then I want to encourage you to go for it.
If you're older, you know what I'm talking about. I've noticed that women tend to be much more intuitive than men. For that reason, listen to the women in your life, like your wife, and see how they feel about a given person or project.
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