While it would be easy to brush it off by saying people are idiots that are buying into the appreciation hype, there are other more valid reasons too. 

I went to look at the plumbing so I could match up the colors ( brushed nickel, stainless, white, or chrome, whatever ) That was an hour.

this may sound harsh but the realtor needs to brush up on their loan origination knowledge. 

Need to know when to brush stuff off

With that said, I am very handy with a hammer, wrench and paint brush and look forward to getting a little dirty on my first 'fixer'!!!

Two choices, stick to the agreement, go to court and fight it and possibly lose getting slapped and having to pay the estate, or the other choice, pay the amount demanded.I selected the latter cutting a check with an assignment of that interest.After that, I started brushing up on security laws.

i agree justin...all i'm saying is the attorney's closing table is not the right time/place in my opinion, if i do decide to show how that 50,000 she sees is not what i get...sadly though, i probably won't ever have another chance, so when the guy's wife gave me the cold stare, i just brushed it off, shook their hand and left with my check.

For example, all the finishes (like lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, doorknobs, cabinet pulls, etc) were brushed nickel, so everything had the same look.

Of course I'm in Colorado so its easy for me to brush aside the pot issue ;-)

Who wants to waste time with a brush when you can spray :D