Fix Up the House Before You Put It On the Market

[Giovanni Casanova]

About a year ago, I found myself dabbling in real estate investment. It's certainly not for the timid, and it turned out to be more trouble than I personally felt it was worth, but it did provide me with some interesting experience and a few lessons about life. Some of these lessons can be applied to DJing.

One of those lessons seems pretty obvious when it comes to real estate. Fix up your house before you put it on the market. If the house has bad plumbing, or bad electrical work, or whatever, it will likely drive your asking price down lower than what it would cost to fix the problem in the first place. And the cost of remodeling or redecorating is often lower than the amount that it raises your house in value. The same applies with DJs.

You can put yourself out on the market right now. You might be perfectly marketable "as is." But think about what would happen if you redecorated yourself (worked out, got a new clothing style, got a new hairstyle). Add to that the added value of updating the existing infrastructure (learn to play an instrument, stay up on current events, develop your sense of humor, read). Now you're even MORE marketable, and you're going to attract a higher class of "buyer."

The amount of "value" you add to yourself is going to be a lot more than the "cost" of improving yourself. It's going to make you more desirable and more valuable. So make the improvements. THEN put yourself on the market, and watch them fight over you.

 

[Page]

Nice twist on the age-old concept of improving yourself.

I've found that a lot of stuff in life can be carried over to Dj-ing.

 

[Galactus]

Whenever I go out for the night, which I am about to do, I "fix up my house." You would think this is something a man would want to do, but a lot don't. Little tiny improvements like snipping those nose hairs, flossing, and putting on moisturizer (which I really need thanks to this frickin' beautiful Wisconsin weather) really make a difference. It's a matter of not wanting the buyer to see the product at less than its best.

And the same applies to your brain. Sharpen that baby. It's been my best tool in scoring. Let the buyer see that something interesting is going on up in the attic. Then maybe she'll let you into her basement.

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"For anybody who's on the downside of advantage and relying purely on courage... it's possible."
- Russell Crowe

 

[Giovanni Casanova]

Originally posted by galactus:
Let the buyer see that something interesting is going on up in the attic. Then maybe she'll let you into her basement.

LOL!

This galactus quote may make it into my sig