What you should do is create some scripts and dialogue and practice them.The other thing is, if you are not the type of person who can be good on the phone....dont worry about it.

Interesting dialogue playing out here - one group of posters encourages holding out and another strongly recommends selling as quickly as possible. 

I would have this dialogue upfront with any candidate lenders to be certain you are on the same page and you have financing correctly structured to fit your situation.

That way when you get feedback you can dialogue with other members.

@Joshua Dorkin I have the phone numbers of several homeowners in pre-foreclosure and I want to provide a win win solution, how can I Talk to the homeowners engage and be able to buy their house and renove and resell it , any scripts or dialogue I can use, Thanks!

She lives in another state, I have had many dialogues with her to get the numbers on the property, she was able to talk to the bank that has the deed to confirm some of her numbers:1st mortgage: $523K - Adj rate - about $2600 monthly payment2nd mortgage: $45K - Adj rate - about $204/mo.The bank told her they just want to get the house off their books, but they have not said what they are asking for the house, the bank did a recent appraisal (12/2013) of $250K which I think is very conservative, the 2012 taxes were $6,219.I did a rough comparative market analysis which came out to $325K, a good ARV would be in the range of $299K to $330K (these are my rough numbers).I have two exit strategies: 1.

I have been a member at BiggerPockets for a few months now, but I have not yet gotten involved in any dialogue on the site.

That said, I share Ben's approach - I like to sit across the table from the Vendor and the fewer other folks {agents} interjecting themselves into the dialogue {looking out for their interests} the smoother it usually goes.

I am glad to have generated such a healthy dialogue/debate.  

Instead, the email dialogue went like this: Roofstock Zack “Roofstock will notify your property manager that your property has closed and transfer all documents such as tenant contact information, lease, ledger, and final HUD.”