That won't be much skin off your nose but if it's an owner occupied financing arrangement they are taking a huge liability as even if there are exemptions there are still requirements to be met.

If the basement is very large you might go thicker, cut in stress fracture points, or lay in some mesh to avoid it cracking badly.

But don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

BTW long time no see, hope all if well.

Why cut off your nose to despite your face.

Start looking for a new PM if you don't want to pay out the nose. 

It has nothing to do with avoiding work.That's like saying that driving a car is LAZY, and one should only ride horses and buggies as they did 100 years ago.Technology is here, and there are PLENTY of ways to stay connected to your tenants, including birthday cards, Gift Cards for when they pay early each month, Xmas cards, etc.Don't cut off the nose, to spite the face.

Don't know if that was a typo or a joke...but if I had been drinking a glass of water when I read this, it surely would have come out of my nose...I'm now imagining you in bed with your s/o, along with Abraham Lincoln and Millard Fillmore...

If putting a bandaid on a compound fracture is an adaquate improvement, then the recession is over!!

the bottom is here in our area in west michigan..we seemed to nose dive sooner than most places did though.Prices should start climbing during the next 6-10 months...just have to keep an eye on all markets because as some go up, others go down