I spent a lot of frustrating nights, not using the right materials, measuring wrong.

oh.....I'm just going to let the bank have it" They have made up their minds, and have a small measure of peace.

Take photo and measurement  of the property and indicate that this predate your purchase, read section E and try to either make a case that you did not violate with data(photo). 

Tape measure  length times width 

While at first glance the market may seem expensive here in the DC area....when measured against incomes, it really isnt. 

Generally speaking your bedroom needs to have at least 70 square feet of floor space (if more than one occupant in the bedroom need a minimum 50 sq. ft. per occupant), ceiling needs to be at least 7 feet tall, can't measure less than 7 feet in any horizontal direction, needs a heat source, a light source, an emergency/rescue opening, its own door (can't access it through another bedroom), and many people will say it needs a closet (the IRC doesn't have this requirement, but many appraisers use it as a bedroom requirement).If you want to read through the code yourself, I've copied it below:IRC- SECTION R202 DEFINITIONSHABITABLE SPACE.

They took pressure there, then turned it open wide and measured (with the meter) the output for one minute. 

Nobody wants their house sitting 98% done for 2-3 weeks because you didn’t order your cabinets in time and they couldn’t measure your counter tops until they were in.Now I take all this information and put it in reverse order on a calendar working back from the finish date.

It isn't quite law, the Building Standards commission still has to approve the measure. 

My only observation here is that every investment should be measured against other available ones to determine relative attractiveness.