It's all about building the system, examining the system, testing the system...
and doing it all over again...
and again... and again.
I am building a Jeepster/Commando from the ground up. Currently I am building a frame. I know that in order to get it right, I will put it all together, and then I will take it back apart... several times.
I do the same thing with real estate. Is that an admission of imperfection? Absolutely. But, I do it more often than most. Most sellers (or buyers) only go through the process a few times in their lives. And they are spread out. So, the conditions that they operate in are often not comparable. Testing and getting a meaningful result isn't practical. In effect, when people choose to buy or sell without representation, they are re-inventing the wheel.
As a professional, I do it a bunch of times each year. So, I can build a system to sell property. I can test the system. I can rebuilding it for the next time. And it will be tested again.
If someone tells you they have a perfect system... think about that for a few minutes. Perfect? Really? There is always a way to make it a little better...
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Lane,
Good point. However, my system is perfect. I just do what my wife tells me to do. Perfect!
Have fun busting your knuckles!
Lane, this is a very cool post! And you are right - there are always ways to tweek your systems!
Yep, better to get it right!
Aren't jeep parts pretty hard to come by for older models. I had a friend that had a bugger restoring a 48 Jeep Willys.
Mike - Even when it isn't perfect... it is perfect.
Patricia - Yep.
Ron - Jeep parts are EASY to come by. Omix-Ada (which is here in the ATL) manufactures almost everything to build a complete and running older Jeep. They have retailers handling their stuff all over the place. My best friend is that US Sales Manager... Another good friend is their R&D Department... He breaks stuff. Let me know where your freind is and I'll get Pat to tell me who is handling them there...
Old cars are one of my hobbies. They teach us a lot about patience, having a system, and learning from our mistakes. I know Doctors who have the old car hobby and tell me the reason they like working on old cars is because they don't talk back like patients. ;-)
Trey - They might not talk back, but they occassionally extract revenge...