The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face in marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming…; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”Theodore Roosevelt (From speech titled: The Man in the Arena: Citizenship in a Republic)

If not I just act amiable / speak in plain speech which generally works.

Cold call FRBO, FSBO, for sale cars on the street, go to garage sales, drive for dollars, Craigslist, (in my area) the Greensheet, touch 4-6 people with your elevator pitch and business card.

A local surveyor may be able to show the home elevation is actually above the floodplain.

The house was incredible, cool, 7 stories, elevator and I have seen the pool in many commercials/film etc..it's that lap pool that over looks L.A.

After I spoke I went on a 3 week vacation and when I got back to work the first few fsbos I hit said to me what is going on did some sort of school just get out, I have had several agents come to the door with that same exact speech.

Hey everyone was wondering if anyone has every tried mailing hand written letters as an elevator pitch to potential private investors.

First Class Cory Remsburg during the State of the Union speech last night most americans will have a better appreciation for the sacrifice military personnel endure so the rest of us can pursue "the dream"Thank you Cory and all the other military personnel for your service to our country.

I see many asking for scripts, that is bad way to start, your ability to convince others must be demonstrated by knowledge in subtle ways as appropriate rather than blurting out some puffing speech.

Get a one minute elevator pitch and knock doors!