Barbara Corcoran Quotes

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.

I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.

Refinancing doesn't reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.

When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.

If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.

If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.

Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your "not to do" list. Post the list where you'll see it.

If you want to have a creative culture, you can't get it by reading books. You get it by example.

The wheels of justice - they're square wheels.

When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.

You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.

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.

Don't teach talent that isn't there.

The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it... but they come back up and say 'hit me again.'

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.'

I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death.

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.

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.

If you want to be noticed, dress the part.

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business.

Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.

So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.

Failure is my specialty.

All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.

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'm never in control of my time during the workday.

I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.

That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.

Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.

Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.

I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.

Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?

My mother's genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.

No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.

I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun.

The biggest challenge in business isn’t your competition, it's what goes on inside your own head.