Quote of The Week


Bust of Alexander Pope from the Leeds City Art Galleries.

          "To err is human;

                 to forgive is divine."

                                                     ~~ Alexander Pope


"Second Prize: a Set of Steak Knives.

Third Prize, You're Fired!"

An excerpt from The Trilogy, specifically "The Culture of some Real Estate Offices." 


"If you fight with a skunk, you may win,

... but you'll still stink!"

Tom, during a Tuesday meeting discussion, on problems and closing issues we're seeing in the marketplace.


 "If you're going to prostitute this transaction, go stand on your own corner!"

Rhonda expressing her frustration about an Edina Agent, from another office, who took a listing in Champlin, at a commission well below 7%


"A wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than a fool when he speaks." 

Ryan's reflective insights on a recent successful negotiation.


"While you're being so creative, you need to flirt a little less with fraud."

Kate Murphv to a non-Edina co-op buyers agent, who is trying to convince Kate that she needs to "alter" the transaction documents in order to successfully close.


 

Have you recently heard one of your fellow Champlin partners utter words that resound the truth?  Feel free to share it with me, perhaps it could become our next "Quote of the Week"  Click here to send an e-mail to Paul