Originally posted by Rob Garcia:...I'm not an outsourced Indian who will kill your relationships...I can't tell you how many relationships I've had killed by outsourced Indians doing my BPOs...Thank you for being brave enough to address this problem head-on.Now, if we could only do something about the nationalized Germans who are constantly forgetting to give me my receipt at the pharmacy...it's an epidemic, I tell you...

Lastly, do most of you negotiate your own or out source it?

Also, you may want to consider outsourcing the negotiations with the bank.To Your Success,

It may also be worth outsourcing your negotiations to focus your time on the marketing side.

Josh - a lot of people outsource article writing, sometimes overseas for SEO.

Every other function from actuarial to claims can be outsourced.

Stuffing envelopes and busy work is definitely a low payoff activity that should be outsourced.

Who knows, I might get tired of dealing with tenants and toilets rather quickly and outsource the managment duties.

As a suggestion, outsource your negotiation to an experienced negotiator that does it all day every day.

That is why you have to have control of the negotiation, and either feel very comfortable yourself or outsource to professional negotiators.