Barbara Corcoran Quotes

• The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.

  Barbara Corcoran

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  Tags in Man, Expensive

• You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you’re moving out. But it’s demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don’t have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Money

  Tags in Idea

• The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.

  Barbara Corcoran

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  Tags in People, Time

• The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it played out big-time as an adult. It scorned me the rest of my life – in a good way.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Mistake

• 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?

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Sense

• S*x appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.

  Barbara Corcoran

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  Tags in Appeal

• Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man’s world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Accentuate

• 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.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Home

• What people ask for has nothing to do with the value of a property. You might see a listing for $300,000 and think you should make a $250,000 bid. But hyper-focus on what the house is worth. You should know what the house is worth by looking at comparable properties. Base your bid on that.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People

• 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.’

  Barbara Corcoran

  Topics in Money

Barbara Corcoran (50)

Birth:	10th March, 1949
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businesswoman

About

Barbara Ann Corcoran is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, business consultant, syndicated columnist, author, and television personality. As a television personality, she is a Shark investor on ABC's Shark Tank. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a degree in education in 1971. After graduation, she taught school for a year, but soon moved on working various jobs including a side job renting apartments in New York City. She wanted to be her own boss, and in 1973 co-founded a real estate business called The Corcoran Group with her wealthy boyfriend, who fronted a $1000 loan. In the mid-1970s she also began publishing The Corcoran Report on real estate data trends in New York City. In 2001, Corcoran sold her business to the giant NRT Incorporated for $66 million.

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