Don't junk up your offer with a lot of bells and whistles that might turn the sellers off - especially if you love the house and don't want to risk losing out.

Generally expatriate packages these days do not have all the bells and whistles on they used to and they don't have so many perks.

So maybe you're losing the equivalent of a month's rent or more. But you could save several thousand dollars if the sellers pick your deal over one from a less flexible bidder who is offering more money.

I told them to make their first offer their best possible offer.

It's amazing the change from what it used to be. It was a different world then.

What Fritz did out there raised the level. It was very innovative, very creative.