• 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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  • Structure Beats Swagger in Real Estate Negotiation,Kathryn Schenk

    Structure Beats Swagger in Real Estate Negotiation

    There is a persistent myth in real estate that strength shows up as force. Bigger numbers, harsher terms, tighter deadlines, louder energy. It feels decisive. It feels powerful. It is also, quite often, the fastest way to make a seller hesitate. A strong offer is not the one that tries to win by int

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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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