But to your point, the flatter and more skewed the distribution, the less appropriate it is to leverage the law of averages. 

I'm not going to flatter myself into thinking I've thought up a potential market if I don't see a ton, but I don't want to miss out on a potential option, either.Hope that makes sense.

Can they shave some of the concrete so it's flatter?

Most of the adults here posted that there is precious little data on the father's situation to narrow things down, and a whole lot more would be needed to weed out less useful ideas.As you seem a bit fixated on me (I'd be flattered -- but no, not really), I suggested evaluating the father's debt status and terms of the loan to determine what might be paid off or put off if better gains could be had with that opportunity cost. 

@Bill Gulley, orange does suits me well, but the jumpsuit does not seem to be very figure flatterring ;-)  I'll make sure to avoid it!

It still sounds like you would be needing to admit to the Seller: if my end-Buyer backs out, I will be relying on the part of my Japanese philosophy which says: "sayonara" (or more flatteringly: "Kyou wa arigatou gozaimashita")!

Ask your grandfather for advice, he'll be flattered that you understand how wise he is, and then go buy something on your own.

A flatter yield curve generally indicates less economic health (less demand for long-term borrowing), a less accommodative federal reserve (short term rates rising), and job growth deceleration and/or job losses usually follow (aka recession).The yield curve as a potential predictor of a recession is nothing new.

Thank you for your comments.CharlesOh please, stop flattering me, ..eventually. 

I'm neighboring to you, up in Venice (I ride my bike a lot down to Redondo on the bike path), but more excitedly...I was pumped/flattered to see you mentioned my Numbers on a Napkin article in your post!