Why Choose Black Diamond Realty? Our Negotiation Skills

Love all, serve all. 

I started playing tennis with my parents at a very young age.  It was a way my family and I spent time together as well as with other friends and neighbors in our community. In the game of tennis, both players begin with a score of ‘love.’ To start a game, one player serves the ball to the other player, then the volley back and forth begins.  Negotiating a commercial real estate transaction has similarities to a tennis match. One party must ‘serve’ an offer to the other, then the volley back and forth begins.  Also like in the game of tennis, a good commercial real estate professional seeks information to learn about their opponent and their strengths and weaknesses.  This informs the delivery of the initial serve (or offer) and the anticipated reaction.  This helps when ‘serving’ an offer on a property.

I recently played the negotiation game for a new business in Morgantown. This retailer has over 29 locations nationwide where they provide the ultimate shopping experience and a unique selection of clothing and merchandise for the entire family. They have now grown to become the hometown college store for some of the greatest fan bases in the country. I knew they would be perfect for one of our most popular shopping centers here in Morgantown. My client and I worked together to come up with the perfect initial ‘serve’ to start the negotiation game. We went back and forth with the landlord several times before we landed on terms that worked for all parties involved. My client is set to open their doors the first weekend in September so they can ‘serve’ WVU football fans for the first home game.

‘Love all, serve all’ is actually the Hard Rock Café slogan, but it has always reminded me of tennis and how all players begin their match on equal ground. To the Hard Rock Café, the slogan represents their commitment to embracing diverse communities and to promote health, wellness, and environmental sustainability throughout their regions of operation. Similarly, Black Diamond Realty works to embrace and understand our community to serve all of our clients with love.