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title: SIOR Pulse Blog | John Culbertson, SIOR, CRE, CCIM
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## John Culbertson, SIOR, CRE, CCIM

![John Culbertson, SIOR, CRE, CCIM](https://blog.sior.com/hubfs/Culbertson-64925.jpg)

Managing Partner, Cardinal Partners  
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 Phone: (704) 953.5500  
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 09/10/2019

## [Watch Out! Old Guys Are On Social Media!](https://blog.sior.com/watch-out-old-guys-are-on-social-media)

There’s something that’s dramatically changed about social media in the past six months: old folks are now all over it—using social media for researching\[..\]

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 07/30/2015

## [Lease Negotiations: Leave the Gloves Off and Come Together](https://blog.sior.com/lease-negotiations-leave-the-gloves-off-and-come-together)

When preparing for lease negotiations, leave the gloves at home, roll up your sleeves, and take the positive offense approach. Consider the following\[..\]

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 06/18/2015

## [Hiring a broker? Experts Say This is Where the Smart Real Estate Decision Begins](https://blog.sior.com/hiring-a-broker-experts-say-this-is-where-the-smart-real-estate-decision-begins)

In the hit movie Moneyball, Brad Pitt’s character challenges the collected wisdom of traditional players, managers, coaches, and scouts in the front\[..\]

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 05/09/2013

## [Taking the Fast Track with Commercial Lease Transactions](https://blog.sior.com/taking-the-fast-track-with-commercial-lease-transactions)

Too often do true opportunities for great landlord/tenant relations get lost in lease negotiations. However, if all parties work together to “fast track”\[..\]

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 03/21/2013

## [Having Your Cake and Eating it Too - Achieving the Delicate Balance in Negotiations](https://blog.sior.com/having-your-cake-and-eating-it-too-achieving-the-delicate-balance-in-negotiations)

We live in a world where we are not only told it’s impossible to have our cake and eat it too, but that there’s even something wrong with trying. This\[..\]

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