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Originally Posted by dawsey
Then you have far too much money
For 30k$ I would have flown home,done the deal and been back on the plane ASAP.What is a few days out of a holiday to make that kind of money. Jeez that would ensure an extra couple of months in LOS anyway.
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Not at all. The situaton was much more complicated than that. Although not a lot of work was involved, the transaction from start to finish would be a two month process. A few hours here and there to meet with principals and to make sure all was proceeding smoothly was all it would require, but it would require my presence to represent my clients and supervise the transaction.
Since I was already committed to other undertakings in April, a decision to return to the US would mean that I would be ending my holiday, and not returning until late in the year. Hopping back and forth was not an option. If it was that easy, then that is certainly what I would have done.
The bottom line for me was that you only live once. Sometimes time is more valuable than money!
JayBee
P.S. I did, in fact, still make $5,000 on the deal for referring the business to a competitor, which nearly paid for the extra two months in LOS. I hate to give business to a competitor, but better to get a piece of the pie. $5,000 for doing nothing is a lot better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, as we often say. Incidentally, the total I could have made was over $35,000 so my "loss," in terms of money not earned was approx. $30,000.