The problem is now where do people get money in a pinch? 

If you don't want to do that, go to the moulding section at a big box and try to find some simple wood moldings and build out the sides of that cabinet (it will blend in with the rustoleum finish)For refinishing I would use Rustoleum cabinet transformations. it holds up well the application is pretty dummy proof and it looks great (I've used Kona, Chocolate, Rustic, Cordovan, Expresso, and Pure White--- Kona with no glaze is my current favorite).

What @Joe Villeneuve is saying is don't get in that situation.Ways to raise money in a pinch, bring on an investor (you said you don't want that). 

The gc does get stuck strapping on tools in a pinch though so it's nice to be able to do it if need be.

In a pinch I can put a lot of money on it. 

Every penny I try to pinch out of a property usually cost me in the long run.

I tend to go with the darker cabinets (the ones I install are "Chocolate Pear).

I truly doubt a release form is any real protection, but even if not, it can't hurt much to do it in a pinch.

When I got my cash offer, I backed up the closing to 5 weeks. this gave my tenants enough time to find a place and not be in a pinch.

In the child's bedroom closet there was a candy wrapper chewed open and chocolate crumbs next to it where the mice had been feeding on it under two feet deep of toys.