How to negotiate well?

[Vertigo]

Can someone give me a hint on how much I can ask for with the negotiations? They always decline my offer and I end up selling to their initial price. Does anyone have a rule, like about 20%?

[Nite69]

Don't set it to more then about 40% that works for me

[Ryalseth]

I think they changed negotiation... a lot of the things people claim about it just don't work now. I'm not sure going over 50k euros over is even possible now.

[SassyJo]

What about when they complain that you didn't put in a TV, when the TV is RIGHT THERE....the complaints don't match what's actually in the house. I'm mystified. I put a TV right on the left wall as you come in, and the guy says, "No TV...demerits for you!" He also wanted a double bed -- in a house 32 sq meters -- less than 300sqft! There was barely enough room for a TWIN!

He also complained that there "wasn't any place for his magazines" when I put in a Kall bookcase as a room divider (took out a wall so the bookcase acts as an "open wall" to the bedroom area). There was plenty of room for his magazines, books, etc.

I tried negotiating with him because the place was stunning, despite its small size, but he refused so I, like the OP, had to accept his offer. I only asked for $5k more than he was offering ($48k).

[fbspamme]

I think the negotiation system is completely broken. What moron makes one offer and then stops trying to get a better price after 1 rejected offer? There should be a way to counter off to get a better price, instead of just having to cancel.

Admittedly, there are other bugs, like - outer walls vanishing, plumbing systems randomly moving around, ... I think the programmers need to pull out their vacuum and work on their game cause these bugs ruin an otherwise enjoyable game.

[CyberDiva]

For me it seems to be how willing the buyer is to negotiate. I got a 50% boost off of one of the buyers a few days ago after hitting every point he wanted, but the Smoth family does not seem to negotiate very high (like no more than 10% or 20%?) It may also depend on how many points you hit that they like, but I do not know for certain.