“The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble… We want to buy them when they’re on the operating table.”
~ Warren Buffet
One of my favorite quotes about making money comes from Baron Rothschild, who said “the time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.”
Of course I don’t enjoy seeing someone elses misfortune. But regardless there’s misfortune there – and selling to you or me is better than getting nothing.
When people think about making profit on a deal, they usually put all the focus on the exit point. They think about how much they’ll try to get the maximum price when they sell.
But equal focus should be put on the price at which they buy. Saving 20% on a land deal at the time of purchase can be compounded to an enormous gain over the holding period of the investment.
Saving 20% on a land deal at the time of purchase can be compounded to an enormous gain over the holding period of the investment.
Think of it getting a very low purchase price as your insurance, in case you’re not able to get a great selling price.
If you got the deal for cheap, then even an average fair market selling price can make you an enormous profit margin.
The moral of the story is that you should ALWAYS be looking for great investment opportunities.
You should always be on the look out.
Looking for a great investment should should not be looked at as an isolated event.
It should be looked at as a routine thing you do.
You’re always looking – and therefore you build up a large library of reference points which you can compare new investment opportunities to, so you can spot the truly great ones.
This is what separates people who build a lot of wealth over their lives, from the majority who finish up with very little.
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