Hello Mr. Buyer, is that a tightrope you're walking? Try this slack-wire!

Many people have never heard of or know anything about what a slack-wire is.  My Grandfather would have scoffed at tight rope walking.  Have you ever been up close to the halyards tensioning an artists tightrope.  It's as stiff as your concrete floor.  Granted it is only an inch in diameter but it is relatively solid.  Like the Buyer out there today, they're not as flexible as we would like and for good reason.  Some are gently being taught a lesson in humility when the home of their dreams is "magically" sold out from under them.    

Mr. Buyer, did you really think that the Seller was going to accept your offer of $350,000 when the asking price was very reasonable at 880K.  We have been looking at homes in this price range for weeks now and you're telling me that's all the value you can derive from this property?  Really, if I wanted to go to the circus I would have bought tickets to the Ringling Bros.  You can still purchase a home of your dreams, let's just be a little more realistic from now on.

• Don't clutter your contract with unreasonable conditions
• Waive any inspection clauses when cleared & completed
• Remove financing contingency as soon as possible  
• Make a reasonable first offer allowing negotiation
• Expect a counter offer, even if your price is justified 
• Don't leak personal information to the Seller or their Agent
• Have a backup home in mind if negotiations break down
• Always exclude personal property from your contract
• Use time as a leverage tool, be flexible   

This scenario is not happening as often as it was but nonetheless it is occurring.  Mainly the homes that are true values out there today are in perfect condition.  Those Sellers want to be the next home to sell and they're very conscious of the competition they face.  So you wanna be a contender? 

          So what's the difference between a tightrope walker and a slack

          wire walker.  They both start at point A and continue to point B but

          that's about where the similarity ends.  The slack wire becomes a

          live wriggling platform affected not only by balance and gravity but

          your every movement attempting to destabilize your position.  You

          must anticipate your every inch along the way in order to succeed in reaching the other side.  Forces act

          upon you from side to side, up and down, to and fro.  Take it slow, you'll make it to point B!