I just made a $25K+ mistake — and it was 100% on me.

[Devin James]

We asked for some pricing adjustments on our current listings. In the addendum they sent over, there was also an extension agreement tucked in. I skimmed the document — like I had a dozen times before — and signed it without catching the change.

As a result, instead of bringing the listings back in-house like we had planned, I accidentally extended the agreement another six months.

I didn’t slow down.

I didn’t read carefully.

I signed something I shouldn’t have.

It was a painful (and expensive) reminder: gotta stay sharp even when something feels routine.

Familiarity can lead to missed details.

And its usually the small stuff that turns into the big stuff.

Always double-check.

Always slow down.

Especially when it feels “automatic.”

Lesson learned.

The good thing is that this $25K mistake today will prevent a $250K or $2.5M mistake later.