Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.

I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.

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.

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.

Failure is my specialty.

A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.