Personally, I like to use the "Binder" strategy for negotiating higher rents with tenants, it's more of a soft handed approach.

Not good for the economy but if you are a politician there is nothing easier than taxing people you don't like so you can give money to people you do like.The other thing that hit my radar this week is talk of the Fed engineering a "Soft Landing".  

Most major carriers have lost money over the past few years due to a soft market, huge cat losses and below average investment income.

Welcome to BP @Craig Bass.

If normal demand is 100 customers for the 100 properties, but because of a soft economy you now have 90 customers, now you have 100 properties chasing those 90 customers. 

The best use for the deal analysis forum IMO is to get others with more experience to chime in on the "soft" estimates, to tell you if you're in the right ballpark, or way offGood luck with the close!

Appraisers can be touchy about someone pushing them too hard, so you will want to tread softly.

I had this battle with them before when they came in short on an appraisal of mine.But you trade that for lots of other perks they offer:only a soft credit pull that needs to be 660.you have to show exactly 0 bank reserves (this is crazy, only lender out there who operates like this)Not much in terms of documentation.

Kids and I are pulling out the kitchen floor on a property where the kitchen floor is 'soft' in spots. 

@Richard Warner @Taylor HorowitzTo me the real risk is not that a PM company is going to screw you (there are steps you can do to mitigate this) but the real risk is you lack of buffer in your Cashflow to weather a soft renal market or unlucky string of repairs or cap ex..