You can't put your head in the sand or turn a blind eye, you know what is usual and responsible and what constitutes strange behavior, so if you see something, say something. :)

You might want to start another post in the "site questions" forum if you want to see this kind of behavior; discussing it further here would be getting too far off topic.And if you have any other questions that you would direct at a "BP site mentor", then post those in the "site questions" forum - you gain the entire member base as potential mentors; some of whom will know some solutions or workarounds for whatever is troubling you regarding the BP site.Now, as to your original post in this thread: Sometimes you will find that people are thinner skinned than you expect.

Part of that case will be demonstrating a pattern of discriminatory behavior from you.

"If on a website comments are left up that are making personal attacks in the nastiest way, you're sending the message that this is acceptable human behavior."

@Steven Denio While they aren't directly about negotiations, Robert Cialdini's "Influence" & "Pre-Suasion" are good companions to Never Split The Difference, as they go into the how & why of influencing people's behavior.

However all of them require an immense amount of honesty, morality and ethical behavior.

I mean, who decides what is proper and what is deteriorated behavior?

There are many posters on here that want to rationalize their unethical behavior because it puts some money in their pocket.

On top of that, you develop a "feel" for your market - I'm not aware of any scientific data that can PROVE future Buyer behavior!

This way you set the expectation of annual raise BUT also reward/acknowledge the good behavior by giving a discount.You need to figure out your property then your renters and then your lease terms.