Share your tips and tactics for negotiating favorable terms, including price, contingencies, repairs, and closing timelines.

I would extend out the inspection contingency to cover the basement estimate. 

The new house we are buying is a new build and we need to release the contingency on our current home.

Make the purchase agreement contingent on the house being vacant by the purchase date. 

. - Cash buyers could be big 'winner's' as generally there are fewer contingencies and theoretically could obtain a lower sales price and pay their representative directly. - First time home buyers (presumedly those that most intended to bring down 'affordability' could find less housing options)..why? 

The market was still pretty hot, I went under contract on this right at the beginning of the rate hikes and at the time many houses were still selling for over asking with shortened contingencies.

When we train students, we train for each of these contingencies.

There is also a military contingency out there which some investors like...

I hope you used a collections lawyer who works on contingency.

I don't want to deal with pending evictions, a contingency for the eviction, going in to find piss on the walls, etc.