This was not my first experience with harassment but it was the first time it had me genuinely rattled.

I dont see an issue, I can rattle off the numbers.

As of April 4, an estimated 2.3 million homeowners were in forbearance, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.This month the agency warned servicers to take "all necessary steps" to prevent a wave of foreclosures and rattled the mortgage industry Home equity loan delinquencies rose 1.65 percentage points to 5.82% in the fourth quarter of 2020, the first rise since April 2020, the latest American Bankers Association data shows.

I've spent money already on legal fees to rattle sabers a bit and she won't budge. 

Usually, we can't do anything about it except rattle a saber as recourse is too costly.But in this case, the offending party happened to be a college professor from a local university, and plagiarism in publishing is a very big (and possibly careering ending) deal.

If you KNOW a market, you can readily off the cuff rattle off no less than a dozen data points, and half a dozen demographic factors and most likely some rarely known items of fact such as where a new light rail project is approved and funded to run yet not laid, or upcoming governmental policy changes, demographic adjustments in play etc etc. 

They are designing for a living, not hiring sub contractors.I can walk any project with my general contractor, rattle off everything I want done to the place, and he will give me a detailed estimate within 2-3 days.

Small claims issue to small of money to involve any kind of lawyer other than a few sabre rattling letters. .. and your the one who is not performing.I have been on the other side of this back in my Timber days were I would secure a cutting contract only to have the land owner change their mind.We spent a lot of time and resources procuring our timber contracts.

But when I do start bidding, my nerves definitely get rattled.

I've felt more than I care to count and this one rattled the nerves a bit.