第27部分 (第4/8页)

iness　partner　is。　Most　people　do　not　know　my　partner　is　my　cat。　If　they　accept　the　offer；　and　I　don't　want　the　deal；　I　call　my　home　and　speak　to　my　cat。　I　make　this　absurd　statement　to　illustrate　how　absurdly　easy　and　simple　the　game　is。　So　many　people　make　things　too　difficult　and　take　them　too　seriously。

Finding　a　good　deal；　the　right　business；　the　right　people；　the　right　investors；　or　whatever　is　just　like　dating。　You　must　go　to　the　market　and　talk　to　a　lot　of　people；　make　a　lot　of　offers；　counteroffers；　negotiate；　reject　and　accept。　I　know　single　people　who　sit　at　home　and　wait　for　the　phone　to　ring；　but　unless　you're　Cindy　Crawford　or　Tom　Cruise；　I　think　you'd　best　go　to　the　market；　even　if　it's　only　the　supermarket。　Search；　offer；　reject；　negotiate　and　accept　are　all　parts　of　the　process　of　almost　everything　in　life。

？Jog；　walk　or　drive　a　certain　area　once　a　month　for　ten　minutes。　I　have　found　some　of　my　best　real　estate　investments　while　jogging。　I　will　jog　a　certain　neighborhood　for　a　year。　What　I　look　for　is　change。　For　there　to　be　profit　in　a　deal；　there　must　be　two　elements：　a　bargain　and　change。　There　are　lots　of　bargains；　but　it's　change　that　turns　a　bargain　into　a　profitable　opportunity。 So　when　I　jog；　I　jog　a　neighborhood　I　might　like　to　invest　in。 It　is　the　repetition　that　causes　me　to　notice　slight　differences。　I　notice　real　estate　signs　that　are　up　for　a　long　time。　That　means　the　seller　might　be　more　agreeable　to　deal。　I　watch　for　moving　truc