On top of that, these contractors refuse to do cost breakdowns of the estimate so I can see where the prices are coming from.Any help or even a finger point in the right direction is greatly appreciated!

I am tempted to send him a picture of my middle finger next time he asks for a picture of the wire receipt. 

Oops need to edit. my excuse - finger was getting sore.

I'm still crossing my fingers that she pays. 

I can't put my finger on it.

The agent gives me the finger for my "low ball" offer.

Keeping my fingers crossed that I ran my numbers right and by mid to late summer I'm hoping to be onto investment three. :)

I'm sure the place will be a noisy construction site for at least a year.I want to avoid pointing fingers, but we put our trust in an HOA to take care of things, to separate and insulate ourselves from the emotional responsibility of maintaining and protecting the value of our property. 

We have our work cut out for us but fingers crossed!!!

This is why passive investors considering an investment into a private offering should not simply scan a grid of forecasted IRRs, CoCs, and EMs and land their finger on the one with the highest number and "click the button to invest."