In an exceptionally crowded modern real estate industry, professionals will go to extreme lengths to stand-out. At its best, the competition leads to superior services, innovative offerings, and creative efforts to close deal. At its worst, the excessive density can yield senseless advice that leans closer to a marketing stunt than investment wisdom.
TikTok, which rewards attention grabbing over sound fiduciary guidance, has become a town-square for the outrageous and outlandish. Take out a home equity line to buy Ethereum? Sure thing! Buy a house out of budget so that you will be motivated to increase your earnings? Why not! Burn down your home and use the insurance check to build something trendier? Sounds lucrative (and fraudulent)!
Going against the grain, I’ve pulled together 10 timeless real estate investing quotes to anchor us amongst the tide. In particular, the quote from Ray Brown can be a great anchor for agents and brokers working with apprehensive buyers.
Top 10 Real Estate Investing Quotes
- “Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” -Andrew Carnegie
- “The best time to buy a house is always five years ago” -Ray Brown
- “Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working…” -John Stuart Mill
- “Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly.” –Winston Churchill
- “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” -Mark Twain
- “The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate.” -Andrew Carnegie
- “I would give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground.” -Shakespeare
- “Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.” –Barbara Corcoran
- “Real estate is the purest form of entrepreneurship.” –Brian Buffini
- “If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait till you hire an amateur.” –Red Adair
