The better play may be to find companies tied to housing, with low or no dividends, that are currently victims of other factors, such as the threat of tariffs/trade war and how that alone would impact their bottom line. 

I think being a tiny woman helps with that, cause no one sees me as a threat.

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I don't know how she did it, possibly it involved threats of phoning whoever 12 times a day or perhaps hiring some guy called Vito (not sure which is worse), but apparently it can be done and she is now eligible for the refi.

Yes, it was stupid, but not a "break your face" threat deserving thing.

Many times, people wake up and see the light when an attorney puts the threat of a lawsuit in writing.Good luck in your endeavors!

I'm sure there are other more creative ways of applying leverage to help push things forward, this seemed like a low threat option for meRespect your agent's time-my agent is a busy man, and I know he has much bigger fish to fry than my $160k sale (while this was ongoing I know he had multiple listings for over 2-3x the sale price/commission).

One of the problems is the looming threat of rent control.

The wood chips posed a threat to their kids, really?

Tell them what you are doing so they know you are not a competitive threat and could even be a potential source of business for them.