How the Best Realtors in Austin Negotiate: Inside Our Data-Driven Playbook for $1M+ Homes Before I ever sold a house in Austin, I was an options trader at the CBOE in Chicago. Every trade has a bid and an ask, and the money gets made (or lost) in the space between them. Real estate works exactly the same way. The only difference is that the spread on a $1.5 million home in Zilker or Hyde Park can be worth more than a new car! Negotiation is one of the things our clients bring