Book: 20230429 to 20230606, "The Real Estate Book" by Russell Haddan
20230415 Skin in the game - Real estate agencies don't have skin in the game. They are hired by home owners to negotiate with buyers about the price. It's worth spending more on commission fee to get better agencies. They need to work hard to get better deal for the home owner. Homework is critical to get correct perception about the price and the market. 20230422 The black swans are there waiting. Buffer is critical to handle the black swans. It's worth sacrificing some money to stay in safe area. In general, we should sell before buy with short gap, if we don't have enough budget. 20230429 Do we really need to buy or sell? Think about it carefully. It's worth spending a lot of time to figure it out. To me, it more about time saving and investment. We should choose which season to sell? I think it's not about season, but more about school holiday. During school holiday, there is less traffic and noise, so the house would look more attractive. Private treaty has...