The reality is that I need to be challenged and interested, as long as the risk and reward is in line.
Sam ZellI've always been called a professional opportunist, and in the future I'm open to anything. We've spent a lot of time offshore, looking at opportunities in real estate outside the United States.
Sam ZellIn my case, if one out of five opportunities is interesting enough to work on, maybe one in five of those ends up being worth doing. That might be a function of risk. That might be a function of price. There are all the variables. But you have to be constantly sorting and choosing and prioritizing.
Sam ZellIf you could find a major city that actually had a functioning, good public school system, you should buy all the real estate.
Sam Zell