The Book on Negotiating Real Estate: Expert Strategies for Getting the Best Deals When Buying & Selling Investment Property

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Are you a wholesaler, rehabber, landlord, agent or any other real estate professional who wants to learn how to close more deals...and make more money in the process?

From expert real estate investors and best-selling authors J Scott, Mark Ferguson and Carol Scott, this is the only book you'll need to ensure you'll get the most deals—and the best deals—on all of your investment property! With over 1,000 successful real estate deals between them, the authors combine the science of negotiation with real world experience to dive into all aspects of the real estate negotiation process—from the first interaction with a buyer or seller, to renegotiating the contract after unexpected issues arise, to last-minute concessions at closing.

Aimed at real estate investors and agents at any level, this book not only covers all aspects of negotiating real estate deals, but also contains dozens of true-life stories that highlight how strong negotiation can result in more and better deals, as well as dialogue that will teach you what to say and how to say it, strengthening your ability to close profitable transactions.

Using expert strategies to create optimal agreements and dynamic end results, you will learn:

The principles behind successful negotiation
The psychology of building relationships to gain negotiating leverage
How to uncover and use information to tip negotiating outcomes in your favor
Strategies for defining optimal offers and counter-offers
Tactics for in-the-trenches negotiating and overcoming objections
Strategies for using concessions to get your deal to the finish line
Tips for overcoming tactics employed by those on the other side
How to overcome the challenges of making/receiving offers through agents
Tactics to renegotiate issues that arise from contract contingencies
Strategies to get the best of it when buying properties from banks and HUD
And MUCH MORE!

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