The Ultimate On-the-Job Training How do you become a good negotiator? In my opinion, not by reading books, modeling others, or some other technique. It’s by negotiating against/with . . . good negotiators. Every deal I’ve done, going back a decade-plus selling real estate, I never fail to pick up a technique (or three) that...Read More
Permission to Lowball . . . Denied As a listing agent (representing Sellers), I sure seem to be parrying a lot more of what I’ll call “verbal probing” these days. The gist of all the questions being lobbed by Buyers’ agents: “would the Seller consider an offer significantly below the current asking price?” Thrust — and...Read More