The Real Estate Saga Continues: What 2 Failed Deals Taught Me About Negotiation

<p dir="ltr">Whether you’re trying to get your dream package, get your kids to do something, or buy a home, negotiation skills come in handy in many situations in our lives. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">This is very true in my real estate adventures over the last year as we’ve been trying to buy a lake property. After 2 attempts that didn’t go the way we planned, we finally got something (yay), but I don’t consider the last two attempts as failures. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">What did I learn from the deals that didn’t go through? </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I share more lessons from my lake home misadventures and how we can apply them to employee negotiations. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- A lessons in when to walk away </p> <p dir="ltr">Do we reserve the right to back out from something that won’t work for us?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- Failed negotiations aren’t a failure </p> <p dir="ltr">What lessons can we extract from the negotiations that stall or even collapse entirely?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- To counter or not to counter </p> <p dir="ltr">How do we know it’s fine to accept the deal instead of holding out for something better?</p> <p> </p>