Kelly Killoren Bensimon
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Well, so, you know, stock market's your business. Real estate market's my business. But, you know, we had, you know, 14 contracts, over 4 million last week. And four of those were over 20 million. So, and it was Thanksgiving. So, you know, that's really interesting. I mean, there's a lot of big cash buyers out there.
So when people ask me about my business, they're like, well, you know, people aren't selling anything. You know, I don't want to sell. I'm like, well, you can sell. It's like any market. If the person wants what you have, They're going to pay the price for it. So it doesn't matter what the state of the stock market is. You know, it's like people want what they can't have.
So when people ask me about my business, they're like, well, you know, people aren't selling anything. You know, I don't want to sell. I'm like, well, you can sell. It's like any market. If the person wants what you have, They're going to pay the price for it. So it doesn't matter what the state of the stock market is. You know, it's like people want what they can't have.
So when people ask me about my business, they're like, well, you know, people aren't selling anything. You know, I don't want to sell. I'm like, well, you can sell. It's like any market. If the person wants what you have, They're going to pay the price for it. So it doesn't matter what the state of the stock market is. You know, it's like people want what they can't have.
And the good news about my business is I have a lot of great properties that most people can't have.
And the good news about my business is I have a lot of great properties that most people can't have.
And the good news about my business is I have a lot of great properties that most people can't have.
Completely. Completely. But this isn't something that I just fell into. People are like, oh, she got a license and all of a sudden she's doing 42 million. This is not how that works. I mean, I went to Columbia. I have an MBA. You know, I had great mentors along the way. I started Elle Accessories. I started Gotham Magazine. Like I'm really, I'm used to working with, you know, investors.
Completely. Completely. But this isn't something that I just fell into. People are like, oh, she got a license and all of a sudden she's doing 42 million. This is not how that works. I mean, I went to Columbia. I have an MBA. You know, I had great mentors along the way. I started Elle Accessories. I started Gotham Magazine. Like I'm really, I'm used to working with, you know, investors.
Completely. Completely. But this isn't something that I just fell into. People are like, oh, she got a license and all of a sudden she's doing 42 million. This is not how that works. I mean, I went to Columbia. I have an MBA. You know, I had great mentors along the way. I started Elle Accessories. I started Gotham Magazine. Like I'm really, I'm used to working with, you know, investors.
I'm used to working with advertisers. I'm used to like, you know, I think one reason that real estate really resonates with my clients is because I know everything about lifestyle. I started a magazine based on lifestyle. So it's like I already put the work in. And so I can kind of sit back and say, okay, this is the strategic opportunity for this apartment. This apartment needs staging.
I'm used to working with advertisers. I'm used to like, you know, I think one reason that real estate really resonates with my clients is because I know everything about lifestyle. I started a magazine based on lifestyle. So it's like I already put the work in. And so I can kind of sit back and say, okay, this is the strategic opportunity for this apartment. This apartment needs staging.
I'm used to working with advertisers. I'm used to like, you know, I think one reason that real estate really resonates with my clients is because I know everything about lifestyle. I started a magazine based on lifestyle. So it's like I already put the work in. And so I can kind of sit back and say, okay, this is the strategic opportunity for this apartment. This apartment needs staging.
This apartment needs press. This apartment needs, you know, a party. This apartment, you know, whatever it is, you know, everything needs a little love in some kind of way. And, you know, you just can't like, you know, they always say like put lipstick on a pig. Like we don't do that. I like make it movie magic.
This apartment needs press. This apartment needs, you know, a party. This apartment, you know, whatever it is, you know, everything needs a little love in some kind of way. And, you know, you just can't like, you know, they always say like put lipstick on a pig. Like we don't do that. I like make it movie magic.
This apartment needs press. This apartment needs, you know, a party. This apartment, you know, whatever it is, you know, everything needs a little love in some kind of way. And, you know, you just can't like, you know, they always say like put lipstick on a pig. Like we don't do that. I like make it movie magic.
To have your financials in order, just be ready to go. Because, you know, for example, my daughter is looking at an apartment and they were like, okay, it hasn't even finished yet. It's like they literally, the apartment is in construction. And they're like, okay, you need to zell the money, you know, first month's rent, earnest deposit, all this money, like zell it.
To have your financials in order, just be ready to go. Because, you know, for example, my daughter is looking at an apartment and they were like, okay, it hasn't even finished yet. It's like they literally, the apartment is in construction. And they're like, okay, you need to zell the money, you know, first month's rent, earnest deposit, all this money, like zell it.
To have your financials in order, just be ready to go. Because, you know, for example, my daughter is looking at an apartment and they were like, okay, it hasn't even finished yet. It's like they literally, the apartment is in construction. And they're like, okay, you need to zell the money, you know, first month's rent, earnest deposit, all this money, like zell it.
No checks, zell, like right away. So you have to be really ready to go. You can't be like, oh, wait, hold on. Let me just get myself together because there is that person that has their money ready to go. And that's when you lose something.