S/he should be aware of your requirements and not look for special treatment, or put you in this awkward situation to start with.

I also always take a contract with me with blank price, same as others have suggested.As for talking about money, I'm a firm believer that it's important to know techniques but it's also important to use words and phrases you're comfortable with or else it will come off sounding awkward and artificial.

I had one awkward moment when i was having a barbecue with my tenant, i know longer do that, and he was asking me a bunch of questions about the lease.

And thanks for listening to the podcast and putting up with awkward jokes and our bromance :) Glad to have you on the site- let us know how we can help!

I didn't want to sound like a "yeah-butt-er" in my last post, but truthfully I think I'm just in a somewhat awkward stage right this minute of waiting for that first postcard mailing to hit and not having a website yet.

Lastly, does it become awkward when tenants are on the website looking at their home and find the "business" blog?

Makes things less awkward down the road...

Michael,In the beginning it may seem awkward to charge for some of these things but you should it is business.

This post feels awkward."

It's a little awkward when the prospects see each other, but could create a sense of urgency if they like it.