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Rainmaker
4,580,874
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Wasting Away in Margaritaville?  Oops, wrong Buffett. 

Sep 07, 2019 11:56 AM
Ambassador
5,252,117
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I follow his real estate advice but, do not get even close to his 500 pages a day!

Sep 07, 2019 01:36 PM
Rainmaker
2,397,910
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Not even close Peter Mohylsky but I'm curious as to how Buffett defines a page and actually reading it. I read the daily paper completely and that may be equal to 100 pages of double spaced type on a standard sheet of paper and then of course there is all the on line reading. Does reading your question and the responses added up to a page or two???? I don't see a benefit to reading 500 pages for the sake of reading 500 pages... "I gots betta thins ta do".

Sep 07, 2019 03:57 PM
Rainmaker
1,727,856
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Sure do, then I wake up

Sep 07, 2019 12:02 PM
Rainmaker
5,235,760
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Who do you think I am, Roy Kelley? 

Sep 07, 2019 11:51 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Between the two of us maybe 250 a day.  On the weekends, I do read much more...instead of watching TV.  A

Sep 07, 2019 11:36 AM
Ambassador
3,589,466
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Peter I could have said that was true for years.  But since I started blogging 10+ years ago I read more posts then I do books on a daily basis.

Sep 07, 2019 12:50 PM
Rainmaker
1,505,503
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Oh god no!

Sep 07, 2019 12:49 PM
Rainmaker
729,563
Laura Filip
Laura Filip Broker , Opening doors for All Seasons of Life - Whitesboro, TX
What can we do for you today?

500 pages a day Hmmm no that  is not something that is in my daily items of to do. I do read but not 500 pages. 

Sep 07, 2019 12:11 PM
Rainmaker
7,860,241
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No. However, Dolores and I read many books and I usually post blogs about my recommendations.

Sep 07, 2019 12:00 PM
Rainmaker
759,185
Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

I don't think I read 500 pages a year. Unless you include real estate contracts, addendums, things I read on my phone, etc. 

Sep 07, 2019 11:53 AM
Rainmaker
1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

No, I don't, Peter Mohylsky 

Sep 08, 2019 08:12 AM
Rainmaker
5,110,554
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I read a lot, but not 500 pages each day.,, unless I'm binge reading.

Sep 08, 2019 02:17 AM
Rainmaker
807,899
Steve Higgins
RE/MAX Kelowna - Kelowna, BC

No I don't, I do read the printed newspaper every morning. Yes I am a dinosaur, there is something about feeling that paper in my hands with a cup of coffee that makes getting up worth it. I also read novels when time permits.

Sep 07, 2019 04:34 PM
Ambassador
6,413,611
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I do dedicate a good chunk of the day to learning.

Sep 07, 2019 04:26 PM
Rainer
376,287
Libby Cousins
Extraordinary Processing - Spokane, WA
Contract Mortgage Processor, licensed in WA

No, but I would love to. I go through phases where I read more and less. Right now, I am in a "less" phase. I think it is a great rule or guideline though. 

Sep 07, 2019 11:43 AM
Ambassador
3,348,879
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Not the Buffett rule.  I am an avid reader - just received my most recent book order.  I love to read and I love to learn.

Sep 08, 2019 07:44 AM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

No. I don't

Sep 08, 2019 07:39 AM
Ambassador
5,059,195
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Heck no.

Sep 07, 2019 05:07 PM
Rainmaker
469,510
Dan & Laurie Pittsenbarger Team
Keller Williams Western Realty - Bellingham, WA
Lakeside & Coastal Single Family Homes

No not even close for me. But I do think it would be good if I made more time to read.

Sep 07, 2019 01:04 PM
Rainmaker
787,315
Abby Stiller
TOP SELLING REALTY - Cape Coral, FL
SW Florida (239) 284-8637

No, I don't 

Sep 08, 2019 10:12 AM
Rainmaker
4,174,342
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Peter Mohylsky mostly I fallow Buffett rule, difficult to read 500 pages a day.

Sep 08, 2019 09:20 AM
Rainmaker
4,898,253
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

No, and I don't have his net worth either.

Sep 08, 2019 03:05 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

no.... not that many pages.... 

Sep 07, 2019 03:41 PM
Ambassador
2,186,671
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I'm retired and I don't think I could read 500 pages a day, unless that's all I did.

Sep 07, 2019 02:49 PM
Rainmaker
2,784,116
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

The world that mr. Buffet lives in is not real....I read when I want to read

Sep 07, 2019 01:25 PM
Rainer
131,157
Steve Penner
Royal LePage Dynamic RE / Pro Ledger Bookkeeping Software - Winnipeg, MB
REALTOR® / Pro Ledger Online (owner)

NO THANKS! .., being that hyper-focused (I understand he spends 80% of his day reading), in my mind, makes no sense for the high majority of folks. 

I am happy there are those who are hyper-focused.. but I certainly do not envy or aspire to be one of them.

Sep 07, 2019 01:11 PM
Rainmaker
913,228
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Never. I couldn't stay awake.

Sep 07, 2019 03:42 PM
Rainer
429,922
J.R. Schloemer
Kentucky Select Properties - Louisville, KY

I am a slow reader, so I am not sure this is even possible for me to accomplish.

Sep 08, 2019 10:46 AM
Rainmaker
2,190,535
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

To difficult on my eyes these days

Sep 08, 2019 06:36 AM
Rainmaker
471,166
Realtyna Inc
Realtyna - Newark, DE
WordPress Real Estate - IDX, RESO Web API, CRM

I wish.. I think it would take me the whole day to read 500 pages :D 

Sep 08, 2019 06:05 AM
Rainmaker
1,624,653
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

You have to be a very fast reader to do so... 

Not me.

Sep 08, 2019 11:31 PM
Rainmaker
637,484
Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

You mean just anything? And 500 pages of that? Cripes, that doesn't make sense.  I believe in targeted reading like my contracts--I know a lot of agents just fill in the blanks. I do a lot of research on the web. Probably if I add them all up during the day, it's probably a chunk.

Sep 08, 2019 08:24 PM
Ambassador
1,456,269
Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

Do FaceBook pages count?   (I'm joking)  To broad a definition; what is a "page" these days?  It is like someone still trying to write "business days" on a contract!  Businesses are 24/7 these days so that no longer cuts it.  I need specifics.

 

Sep 08, 2019 11:15 AM
Rainmaker
816,953
Paul Antonelli
Antonelli Realty - Saint Cloud, FL
Broker Owner; Antonelli Realty

Maybe 500 emails but not paper pages

Sep 08, 2019 03:11 AM
Rainmaker
1,241,504
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

NO

Sep 08, 2019 07:59 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I follow the Jimmy Buffet set of rules. 

Sep 08, 2019 03:20 PM
Ambassador
1,077,701
John Meussner
Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA
#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

Do web browser pages count?  ; )

 

I don't currently but I do try to read every day - and once I can live off my investment interest like Buffett, maybe I'll have enough time to squeeze in those 500 pages!

Sep 08, 2019 12:39 PM
Rainmaker
269,785
L. Scott Ferguson
Ask4Ferguson - Your House-SOLD Name in Real Estate - West Palm Beach, FL
Sunny Florida Real Estate Professional

I do 100 pages a day 5 days a week.  Not all from one book though.  I spread them out between 3-5 different books.  

Oct 07, 2019 04:56 AM
Rainmaker
5,876,323
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

No, don't have time.

Sep 22, 2019 02:08 PM
Rainmaker
1,321,484
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

500 pages...

Really?

Of what?

Sep 12, 2019 05:57 PM
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