Later that day when they arrived at their new house they walked into the kitchen and found him on the floor in a pool of blood with splatter all over the kitchen.

If they are using a Fannie/Freddie type of loan on an investment property then gift funds are NOT allowed at all.Gift funds would need to come from a blood relative:  Mother, Father, sibling, children, grandparents are all fine.  3rd cousin twice removed is not fine. 

Sorry, but our slopes out here are extremely slippery, being consistently re-greased by the blood, sweat, and tears of of the alleged rich.

Right now his blood level is 4 on whatever scale they use.

And you’ll have a strong, stable income that will give you better access to the lending you’ll need to make in the investments you’ll want.You’ve already invested most of the blood, sweat and tears to get that Pharm. 

As they start tearing out the carpet they stop, declaring the place a health hazard due to the blood spatter stains on the plywood flooring.

That being said, the decision to keep the $10,000 has to be quantified with reinvestment if choosing to use more leverage and have thinner margins.

I can go to small claims court, but things like "blood from a turnip" and more filing fees make that less than desirable.

If the glass is too thick here, maybe you move over there and it is thinner( different business plan)  If I was your mentor I would say to understand if this is  a challenge that needs to be overcome, or a natural/spiritual/subconsious driver trying to turn you in a different direction.   

When buying C class, the margins are much thinner per unit than normal so you have to run it very efficiently.