I get that there will be situations where the property is just clearly over priced and in those scenarios it only makes sense to bring the seller back down to earth on price, so to speak.

I think maybe they take investment literally this is different than stocks or notes or whatever when you have to deal with the Mandatory deprecation rules and subsequent recapture.. and its not like its earth shattering in your example lets say 5 years at 2200 is only 11k.. but by the time you pay sales costs and other things.. if you were 100% leveraged NO doubt your stroking a check to exit.lastly when you see IRR performas all the time there is no mention of recapture or the reality of 10 to 15% of gross sales price as cost to sell between negative cash flow ( vacant) and sales load  etc etc.

This “Upgrade” has caused users to feel the tingle of electricity, because there is no grounding conductor providing the path of least resistance back to earth.

Sorry I’m not more helpful but Why on earth didn’t you go through a RE attorney and have this recorded and with more skin in the game ?

Why on earth attempt to punish them for something I think you know is a true mistake?

I'm going to be picky about my tenants, so want to get a carpet that does not look cheap, but does not cost me the earth, and is relatively durable. 

Just trying to grasp why on Earth you would run around and "maintain" something that maintains itself.

Cool little town I imagine you will be running or at least be the mayor of someday ;) Steve since you stayed there i had to google earth it..

It seems sellers are coming back down to earth.   

Especially if you believe you come up with all the good ideas and all the other person is good for is making your high-quality ideas work -- your partner may instead believe that he moves heaven and earth to turn all the hare-brained notions that he's forced to put up with out of you into something usable.