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Never Criticize the Property

Never, never, never criticize the property to the owner. They will always take it personally. Count on it. If you’re trying to negotiate the price down, get better terms, etc., then use something other than criticizing the property. If you love the property, they’ll love you. If you criticize the property, when you leave they’ll criticize you. Count on that too.

Things you can say:

“I’m planning on investing money into remodeling and I have to be careful to stay within my budget.”

“This home is so beautiful I wan’t to put some money into it but I have to stay within my budget.”

“Do you think I’ll have to fix that crack in the foundation?”

“Do you think it’s serious?”

What he thinks, is actually irrelevant to your decision to buy the property but let HIM criticize his property.