All Forum Posts by: Herman Herrera

"Trump Style Negotiation" By George Ross George Ross was Trump's attorney for decades and writes about Trump's negotiation style. Politics aside, it's a good book on negotiating style and strategy.

Thank you for taking the time to write this post. Awesome!

I worked out of my basement for several years until my business grew enough to warrant expansion. And when I finally did, I wish I'd done it sooner. My business tripled the first year out of my basement. 12 years later, I'm fortunate to have 3 offices, 2 here and 1 in Manhattan. My advice would be to start in your house, grow, and then get an office to "legitimize" your business.

"Art of the Deal" is a must read along with "The Richest Man in Babylon" "Rich Dad Poor Dad" Slightly off topic but still related... "Shoe Dog" "Crush it" I try to read a little everyday.

You can belittle anyone's job. If you think it's easy and you have the know how, do it yourself and stop bitching about it.

Marcus Hendren Sand and poly the existing floors, if possible.

Get a job and invest....rather than type it again just read Greg S. post above. Read it twice. REI is a fantastic stream of income but it takes years to master. And for every success story, there are probably a dozen or more failures.

No question...wait the 10 months. Big surprise your agent says sell now 🙄 there are less than 800 residential properties on MLS right now (usually we have about 2,000) and new listings priced at market are selling within days. I've never seen a market like this and I've been doing this since 1994. If you absolutely can't wait the 10 months, then sell now and rent for awhile. It's a great time to sell...bad time to buy. Good luck.

No deal if the contract isn't considered executed by both parties. You either get into the bidding war or walk. Also not sure why you paid your attorney prior to closing. Never heard that one before. Attorneys get paid at closing in NYC.

Pay off all credit card debt. Think of it like this...you're paying 15-25% interest for credit card debt. Where are you going to find a 15-25% return without any work or risk involved? And I wouldn't cancel any credit cards until you sit with your bank or mortgage broker. It may negatively impact your credit score depending on how long those cards are open. Good luck.