She came across quite arrogant and kept using stupid sales tricks like, "Is that ok?"

And since tripling did not do the trick we have not gone high enough.Wait until you see European gas prices, they are paying $8/gallon right NOW!

The trick is getting enough education to know EXACTLY how to do these strategies and apply that knowledge in the real world.

One trick to do when making patches on a joint is: Cut back the paper on the face of the sheet rock on both sides of the joint about a inch or less,peel away the paper,do not damage the board itself (do not cut to deep).

You didn't shoot yourself in the foot because there really wasn't a way to trick them into selling the property.

Also I have a few tricks in my real estate tool belt that most are not familiar with or not using.  

Can a small job over the weekend for your wife while you watch little ones not do the trick?

I know in order for it to be lucrative to them I need to bring something to the table so I'm assuming cash would do the trick.

I think the main thing is just knowing the vocabulary so you can pick the questions apart and really understand what they're asking on those little trick questions they tend to ask.

The first trick of course is to AVOID eviction with cash for keys.