Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-The Square Peg in the Round Hole
Don’t you have those transactions that just seem like they are so HARD? Nothing seems to go smoothly, everyone’s at odds with each step of the transaction or each other and it feels like you are forcing it to happen.
When I have this type of transaction, my gut says, this isn’t going to close. And most of the time, I’m right. You can jump through every hoop, cajole, plead, and possibly put yourself and your clients through HELL and it all STILL falls apart.
Sometimes, you just have to give your clients permission to walk away. Whether it is by asking them questions, guiding them to say no or simply stating that there will be a better home, better property, better DEAL and let’s ALL WALK AWAY…helping them make that kind of decision can actually work out really well in the long run. In doing this and listening to your instincts, it can ease the stress, because then you are not trying to push, not trying to fit that square peg in the round hole. You can survive without too much angst and hopefully maintain them as a client for that next (and potentially easier) transaction.
P.S. And sometimes when you walk away from the transaction, you can come back to it after taking a break, resurrect it, and bring it to closing--that's happened, too!
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