16 Jan 10 House Buying Negotiations

Buying a house is a huge decision, and that can’t be stressed enough. For most people, you’re purchasing the place that you’re likely to live for the rest of your life. So making sure that you get the best possible deal, and pick the best possible investment is imperative. Obviously you need a strategy, and a huge part of that strategy will be how you negotiate your purchase of the house.

The best way to tip the negotiations in your favor, is to know what you’re talking about. Research the market that the house is in. See if prices are going up, or are in a decline. But most importantly find a real estate agent that you trust, as well as a property appraiser. Both will have a huge impact on the price you’ll have to pay, so finding people you can trust is very, very important.

Once you have your information, you can actually set up and prepare for actually buying the house. Your information gathering isn’t even half the battle. The real struggle is controlling your emotions so that you can remain calm and be realistic about all aspects of the purchase. The last thing you want is to be swayed by your feelings under such a huge decision. So stay calm, and use the information you’ve gathered to your advantage.

Finally, make sure that you’re prepared to be realistic about your house options. Don’t buy one that’s way out of your price range, thinking that you’ll be able to pay off the home. Don’t be tempted into offers you can’t afford, or offers that seem too good to be true. You may have to pay a little more than what you thought, to be in the area you want. Be prepared for this, and don’t let any surprises rock you or your decision making.

Tags: Best Possible Deal, Buying A House, Buying House, Decline, Emotions, Feelings, Finding People, Half The Battle, House Buying, Information Gathering, Negotiations, Options, Property Appraiser, Real Estate Agent, Rest Of Your Life, Struggle, Surprises

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12 Sep 09 3 Reasons You Would Not Like to Freelance

Till now, everyone said to you that freelancing is fun, and it gives you a control over what you want to do and how you want do the work assigned to you. You do not have a boss, and no one is going to tell you when to work and when to sleep.

Well…

This is not far from the truth but there is another point of view on this matter, which I am going to share in this blog post.

You should not take freelancing as a career if:

You do not want a boss

Well, if you do not want a boss for yourself than freelancing is not a career choice for you, indeed, you do not have “a boss” here, but you have bosses here. Your clients are your boss and often they will be more than one in number, and everyone will be asking for your 100 percent attention to his or her work, so if you feel uncomfortable in working with a boss then look somewhere else, freelancers have more than one bosses.

You do not like late night shifts

If occasional late night shifts make you convulse then freelancing may not be a right career choice for you. You need to work day in and day out, sometime without a break for days, if you want to be successful as a freelancer. Freelancing is a business, not a fix-time job. It will require your 1000 percent contribution, not just your presence in the employer’s office.

You cannot add value

Contrary to what you think, freelancers are supposed to be more efficient than the regular fix-time employee. Your client is outsourcing his work, instead of hiring someone fulltime to do that work, because he or she wants more work done by paying less dollars.

I know, “how much is less and how many is too many” are relative concepts.

As a freelancer, you will have to make many decisions. Decisions related to work, finance, time, negotiations and what not. You are running a one-man show, if you are freelancing. Can you do it? Do you have it in you?

Write to me, if you think you can. Use the comment box below or mail me on Bikram [at] biksy [dot] com.

Tags: Bikram, Boss, Break, Career Choice, Contrary, Decisions Decisions, Finance Time, Freelancer, Fulltime, Late Night, Man Show, Negotiations, Night Shifts, Point Of View, Presence, Relative Concepts, Running, Sleep, Time Employee, Time Job, Truth

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16 Jan 10 House Buying Negotiations

12 Sep 09 3 Reasons You Would Not Like to Freelance

You do not want a boss

You do not like late night shifts

You cannot add value

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