To make matters worse, in his first term Bush was not great at international diplomacy.

The requirements are pretty clearly stated on the checklist, the problem is that few people take the time to read them and adhere to them... or make the first-timer mistake of assuming that 'they don't really check this stuff' (Protip: They do.)The only real value of an expeditor is their ability to practice diplomacy in the building department, and the value of not having to go and talk to the intake personnel yourself (AKA: Time savings).

I think I will need some diplomacy and some delicacy here as this guy has been burned by this building and likely wants to get rid of it and make as much as possible.

At print, the authors often have no idea whether their readers are practicing real estate, litigation,  international diplomacy, or if they're just bartering at flea markets and antique shops.   

To update this thread, after 6 more months of emotional/financial stress, I'm now working towards dissolving the partnership with as much transparency and diplomacy as possible. 

All that, plus "diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way".Good luck!

Odds are, you'll quickly see how easy it would be for someone who is smart and cares about doing a good job and getting things done, and has diplomacy and management skills, to be really successful at managing.  

In the end, we got stiffed out of one month's rent.Otherwise, as stated in several posts, I would go with Section 8 for a low-priced building in a low-income area if the numbers look good, but they had better look good enough to make up for dealing with hard-to-deal-with tenants where you had better be very good at using diplomacy to defuse situations.

So, there are diplomacy skills required and a level of real-ness that they can relate to.

Diplomacy is a good start.