Into the Weekend 1.16.26

Into the weekend...

Whenever I go to the gym, it’s always good sport to analyze all the various contingencies: the socialites, the amateurs, the power players, the newbies, the oldbies, and the yackers, among others. I could go on and on with countless others, but I won’t in this space. (At least, not today.) 

But my favorite group is the strutters. Often with the assistance of steroids (and occasionally not), a healthy ego, and a fake spray tan (and occasionally not), they’re at their best bursting out of their workout clothes (no, not there, perv) and showing off what they believe they have. As pumped as they are, their prime purpose is to exude power and to strut - not to maintain a good heart rate or otherwise decent health.

I often find strutters in real estate -  brokers and their clients who obviously huff and puff with the sole purpose of showing strength and fortitude in negotiations, often without the negotiating power they think they have.

In these instances, nothing gives me more pleasure than putting strutters in their place. By clobbering them. During a protracted negotiation on one of my listings this last week, the strutter buyers, through their agent, were unnecessarily dragging out negotiations and elevating minor issues into “deal breakers.”

Well, every time you counter-offer, you open yourself up. Rather than signing a decent deal on the table, the strutters can’t resist temptation and go back with another counter - no matter how trivial.

And in this instance, another buyer came along in the midst of negotiations and presented a great offer. My sellers gladly accepted it, and the loser strutters were forced to walk, sulking all the way. Ha.

As always, we at the Brad Lippitz Group are here to help you assess your ACTUAL negotiating power and wield it appropriately. But, please, no spray tans on my watch.

Have a great weekend and go Bulls! I mean Hawks! I mean Bears!

Have a great weekend.

Best,

Brad

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