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Thursday, February 08, 2007

Five Real Estate Negotiation Tips - (Without Out These It Won't Happen)!

Five Real Estate Negotiation Tips - (Without Out These It Won't Happen)!

Real estate negotiation is a skill.

Regardless of how good your investment tactics are in real estate or how profitable you know it will be, if you cannot close the deal in a win-win method you will not succeed in real estate.

Her are some realistic and feasible tips to seal the deal;

* Don't do the market trader bartering!

The commonly used;

"I'll give you 10"

"No 20"

"12"

"18"

"14"

"17"

"15" Done!

You give them a ridiculously low price and you eventually meet in the middle with a fair price.

Everyone knows how it's going to go.

Many people take this approach to real estate, and whilst it is appropriate for buying an old dresser from a flea market it is definitely not the way to go with real estate!

So with real estate; you must start off with a reasonably fair price depending on the area, condition etc.

Starting off fair with each other right from the beginning is giving you both the respect you deserve and will give both of you trust and confidence in each other that you won't rip one another off!

* Get to know your opponent

By this I don't mean you must know when his birthday is and what his favorite color is. I mean find out his priorities and what's important to him regarding the property.

For example; if you know that his main concern is to move on a certain date, allow this to happen if it's in your power.

By doing this he will be obliged to make important concessions for you.

This is "knowing your opponent" and this is a great way for you to get the best out of real estate!

* Tackle the major concerns first

Don't get caught-up in all the minor details! Address the major concerns well before the minor details.

Addressing theses major details will be the deciding factor to the success or failure of this deal.

Leave the small details to last and then they won't seem so urgent and they will be much more easily settled.

* Compromise is the decider

The key to negotiation is compromise. The method of win-win needs to apply but by this it doesn't mean both parties will get everything that they want.

You'll have to sacrifice something to get something!

You must begin negotiation with this approach firmly imprinted in your mind otherwise you won't be very successful at all!

* Read through ALL of the contract

Before you sign absolutely anything - READ the contract and especially the small print!

Once you have read through the real estate contract get someone else to read it too.

About the Author

My name is Terri-Leigh Bennett and I hope these tips will help you like they helped me! I have actually found a fantastic Real Estate Success Kit that I thought was brilliant, if you would like to have one yourself click on the link. It's absolutely FREE! Click here http://www.justbookmarkit.com/realestate1

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