Even Dave Ramsey concedes the spouse may not think a duplex is a great idea and your wise to listen to that.

If they do concede that in the final deal, will they basically be adding $2k to whatever their final number really was?

If you don't honor your contract, a lack of planning on your part doesn't mean I will concede contractual language.If someone knows you own these rent houses they realize you could work with them.

The script in this call demonstrates that you can get people to concede damage to the property.

They helped point me in the right direction.It's worth mentioning that my wife's grandma is strongly conceding moving into the mother in law suite which would be a win win for all of us.

Thank you again, my friend has already conceded his assumptions were wrong, so now I just want to find the best, yet simplest way to do things.

With x number of hours in, and time to contemplate what life will be like with the transaction concluded, the other party is more willing to concede points, accept a less favorable outcome, and provide greater advantage to you.The other thought is to QUICKLY separate the “real” deals from the overwhelming majority of buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, etc who MAY do a deal IF and only if they are getting the deal of the century.  

There may be some legal and title complexities that arise if there is an open escrow and they sell the property to someone else after you.Personally, when faced with a similar situation regarding the release of an EMD I made it clear I would not budge, even if it meant the money sat in an escrow account for years... they eventually conceded.   

I have heard you claim that tenants never move due to rent increases, now you are conceding rent increases can cause people to move?

Maybe all they care about is the sale price but their net after other terms are conceded (such as closing costs) may not be as much of a focus for the organization.