Would paying him/her be worth it?

We are deflating "Vapor" paper.

Herb, I agree.

That 238k is her being hopeful.

I prefer no padding under vinyl plank flooring, but some people will put a very think pad/vapor barrier underneath

I qualify for the loan with my income alone without her being apart of the process and to me didn’t seem necessary and wrote a letter of explanation stating that. 

I agree with you that she probably wouldn't fight it, but I'm not overly confident in the verbiage of this lease agreementI think at this point I'm just going to let her be (i.e.

The manner in which you serve this notice is EXTREMELY important as when she doesn't vacate you will immediately move to evict and it will be based on her being served the notice to vacate.

As usual - I agree with Wayne...a LOT of cooperation is needed from the seller to make a short sale work, including lots and lots of her financial documents, continued updates to such, her listing the home, making the home available for BPOs,  signing lots of agreements, coordinating closing, possibly her being asked for a contribution if she has assets, etc etc....

Best Regards  In the early days this one helped me: You Can Negotiate Anything: The World's Best Negotiator Tells You How To Get What You Want – December 1982 by Herb Cohen