Money Is No Object
You've heard it before, whispered with the kind of casual confidence that only comes from having more money than most small countries' GDP. "Money is no object." Three little words that should make any luxury real estate professional's heart skip with excitement, but instead often trigger a very specific kind of professional anxiety.
Because here's what they don't tell you when you're studying for your real estate license: when money truly is no object, everything else becomes exponentially more complicated. The clients who can afford anything often want everything, and they want it yesterday, perfectly customized, and somehow both exactly like the original vision and completely different from what anyone has ever seen before.
Lost in Translation: When Ultra-Wealthy Investors Meet the Real World
You've just acquired a charming $15 million "fixer-upper" in the Hamptons, charming because it only needs a "light renovation" involving a complete structural overhaul, a new foundation, and the relocation of a few inconveniently placed load-bearing walls. You're excited to work with local contractors who come highly recommended and have decades of experience.
What you didn't anticipate was that you'd need a translator, not for language barriers, but for the cultural chasm between your world and theirs. You're speaking the same language, but you might as well be from different planets.