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Why Owners Sometimes Sell Below Asking: When the Highest Offer Isn’t Best (Negotiation Scenarios)

September 21, 2026

Why Owners Sometimes Sell Below Asking: When the Highest Offer Isn’t Best (Negotiation Scenarios)

Simon Abbott unpacks common real-world cases where sellers accept a lower offer than the top headline price, and the negotiation logic behind it. Scenarios include unconditional finance, clean terms, short settlements, or strong probability of genuine completion.

Features authentic negotiation call-outs: why Simon never inflates buyer numbers, how he advises vendors to focus on certainty over ego, and situations where risk reduction trumps a paper premium.

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