Being nice and trying to help people is what got us where we are today. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 21, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I would agree that you could approach them directly and make nice, but > knowing human nature, the line has been crossed and they‘ve fired the first > shot across the bow, so to speak. > > It’s a significant sign of weakness, no matter what his situation is as the > owner/lessee in my opinion, and one that they will most likely attempt to > exploit if it becomes available. They’ve already made it clear they don’t > want to leave, so this would just bolster their attitude that they now have > the upper hand. > > As someone professionally trained as a negotiator, I can tell you that your > position as Kaleb at this point holds little weight, as they have the upper > hand with an attorney in play. He pushed them, they reacted, probably > overreacted, but now the line has been crossed and they are most likely all > in, especially since their attorney has probably counseled them to either not > talk to Kaleb or to let him know if they’re approached. Most attorneys > aren’t going to take cases they expect to lose, especially if they don’t > think the clients are capable of paying the bill. > > I’m not an attorney nor do I practice law, but in my opinion the best way to > deal with it at this point in the process is to lawyer up and take the gloves > off. Otherwise they’re going to hand Kaleb and Regina their collective asses > in court. The point to be making nice has long since passed. > > Dan > > >> On Jul 21, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Dan wrote: >>> Since his lessees have retained legal representation, it’s beyond the DIY >>> stage. >> >> If we used this same approach to maintaining W123, we would be >> spending more at the dealer. Where there is a will, there is a way. >> Break the chain of tough guy, eat crow, deal with renter instead of >> stealer-lawyer and you probably can see resolution - they are persons, >> not aliens. They may want to break some of the lease restrictions, >> but they don't want to be forced out. Approach it just like you do >> DIY - it is an insurmountable issue, but with a little ingenuity and >> humility, a solution can be attained at less cost than the >> stealer-lawyer. Stealer-lawyer has zero incentive just like dealer. >> Stealer-lawyer does not want to stop nice payment - neither does a >> dealer. You have money to save in eating a bit of crow - it tastes >> great with a little garlic. Go over there, make friendly, avoid >> tough-guy upper hand, do them favor, give, let them give also. You >> ain't got too much to lose in the OK wild west. >> mao >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
