• The Smartest Negotiators Are Not the Loudest,Kathryn Schenk

    The Smartest Negotiators Are Not the Loudest

    There’s a persistent myth in real estate that the person who “wins” the negotiation is the one who pushes the hardest. In practice, those are often the deals that quietly fall apart two days later. Respectful negotiation is not about being polite for the sake of appearances. It is a strategic choice

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  • Inspection Drama Costs You Deals,Kathryn Schenk

    Inspection Drama Costs You Deals

    Inspections don’t kill deals. Reactions do. The moment that report lands, the tone of the transaction quietly shifts. Up to that point, everyone has been negotiating toward an outcome. Then a buyer reads a list of defects, often in language designed to sound more alarming than it actually is, and su

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  • Sleep Well or Wing It Poorly,Kathryn Schenk

    Sleep Well or Wing It Poorly

    There is a particular kind of stress that doesn’t announce itself loudly. It shows up at 2:13 a.m., when your brain decides to revisit that one vague clause, that one “we’ll sort it out later,” that one email that felt slightly… unfinished. In real estate, that stress is rarely about the house itsel

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