Dovid Junik’s 8 Points for Success

By COLlive reporter

On Thursday evening some 120 people gathered at Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs (CHYE) to explore the multi-faceted world of real-estate.

Addressing the crowd, Mr. Dovid Junik, co-owner of Pinnacle Realty NY, shared his insight into the important mindset and skills needed to succeed in real-estate, to with members of the Crown Heights Jewish community.

“This event is extremely important,” Junik said. “It has the ability to change people’s lives and put them on the right path for success.”

Junik stressed the importance of having strong self-confidence, projecting it to others and listening to mentors.

“We may feel that because we went to a yeshivah, we lack the skills to succeed,” Junik said. “However, the truth is, all the entrepreneurial skill, acumen and chutzpah we need to succeed is already there. Just look at bochurim who go on mivtzoyim, they already know how to close the most difficult sales.”

​Points that Mr. Dovid Junik hoped would stay with his listeners were:

1. Have a mentor
2. Make a plan
3. Stick to it
4. Be prepared
5. Do not be rigid, look for opportunities
6. Have confidence in yourself
7. Project confidence
8. Even once you are successful
a. Have a plan
b. Stick to it​

The points are applicable to any endeavor, not only to the Real Estate market​, Junik pointed out.

Following Junik’s talk, breakout sessions were held with other influential members on the New York real-estate scene. Topics included rentals, residential units, investment sales and commercial sales.

Chanan Feldman, of Parkway Realty, spoke on one of the panels.

“The caliber of the event and the people who attended were amazing,” Feldman said. “It was professional and informative, and I was honored to be able to help members of our community work towards attaining their goals.”

J.J. Katz of Heights Properties also spoke at the event. Already familiar with CHYE, Katz was excited to contribute his wealth of experience at the event.

“If you help someone earn money, it’s the biggest tzedaka you can give,” Katz said. “So my advice to those gathered here: You have to find the right keili to get parnasa, you’ll have failures, but keep on trucking, you’ll find success.”

Levi Tewel was one of the community members who took part in the event. He runs a real-estate company specializing in Northern Manhattan real-estate called Icon Realty group.

“I’ve been to a lot of real estate events in the past,” Tewel said, “but this event caught my eye. I wanted all of my agents to be here. The networking was great.”

Noach Hurwitz also came to the event after he saw a sign for it.

“The goals they presented were very clear,” he said. “As someone who knew little about brokering before the event, I walked away very well informed.”

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