My coffee machine broke down a few days ago, and I’m still waiting for it to come back safely (and repaired) home. If coffee is important for you, you’ll understand this story. If not, you’ll do it too. In both cases, of course, if you want and pay attention. Not having coffee at […]
Author: Vicente Valencia
Don’t let them fool you
Don’t let them fool you… or que no te cuenten cuentos. What they pay you is what they love you. Period. Unless it’s a company going broke and you can smell it with months of distance, there is always margin for more. And it’s not greed. Not necessarily. But with high […]
The halo effect
Very few people talk to this in investing. There are plenty of studies everywhere and this goes unnoticed for most of us. The order matters. First impressions matter even more. It was discovered that when professors check exams to grade them, they were incredibly influenced by the first questions/essay of the student. […]
These could be your mates
Most of the time when we don’t do something it’s because we think we don’t yet have all the knowledge to do it. When in reality what you have is fear of doing it and it turning out badly. This thinking and fear are engraved in our brains. It’s an ancestral, genetic protection. […]
My answer to a very common question
Ways of making money in real estate are many. People come to me. Not thousands. Not hundreds. Let’s say a few. What do you think of this idea? My response, for 99% of them, is the same. And no, it’s not “your idea is una mierda”. And no, it’s not, “wow”. […]
“The course is very interesting (…) Bla, bla, bla Bla, bla, bla … but I don’t feel comfortable doing it alone” Bla, bla, bla. Unsolicited feedback from Allan about my course, Cracking Flipping. It’s not the first time I hear this. It’s all the same. Fear to start. I don’t how […]