Sometimes both buyers and sellers will lose sight of what the goal is and get distracted by the emotions of it. It's normal to focus on how we feel, what's making us frustrated or angry, instead of focusing on what it is going to take to solve that item. It's also common to surround yourself with how you're feeling and not take a moment to consider how the other side is feeling. It can be helpful in real estate to think about what you want, and then to also think about how that will come across to the other side.
Every transaction will have emotional ups and downs. Every transaction will have problems of varying degrees, some big, some small. The thing to remember is not to sweat the small stuff and to focus on what your actual goal is. Remember that. What is your goal? What do you actually want?
Don't let emotions sway you away from your goal. Sometimes we can be our own worse enemies. We get so focused on the fact that we think someone is being unfair and nit-picking an item, that we lose sight of the details, how much that item is actually going to cost and is the cost worth it. It doesn't do anyone any good to argue over a small item when that small item could actually prevent the buyer from getting the house they want and the seller from selling their house that they need to sell.
Have you ever heard an adult cry "that's not fair!" I tend to find that interesting because by adulthood, we should all know that life isn't fair. With any item, no matter what it is, don't focus on the fairness of it; instead remember "What's my goal and what can I do to achieve that goal?" If you stick with a goal oriented focus, then any problem can be figured out.
