---------------------One final thought (sorry this is so lengthy) - while there are bad apples in every profession, it may be unwise and financially damaging to broad-brush any of them.

Brush up before making arguments, particularly when contradicting seasoned investors like @Will Barnard and @John Thedford.

Do TWO BRUSHED coats of that -- it dries a bit faster than Kilz and works great for problem areas.

This industry takes beginners much less seriously unfortunately, but understandably, because the percentage of people who talk about buying real estate but then never close a deal is extraordinarily high, so beginners get brushed off a bit.

3) Medium grey wood-grained Waterproof vinyl flooring (WVF) throughout, with brushed nickel light fixtures and hardware, or Coffee wood-grained WVF with Oil-rubbed bronze light fixtures and hardware4) Keep the master-bath shower as it is, which is a medium blue fiberglass, and just replace the door with a modern one and trim in some coordinating hardware and glass tile, or totally tear out the shower?

But you brush that off and take it as a learning experience of what not to do moving forward.

We based the decision on the score shown on the screen and when the troubles started we brushed it off as a misunderstanding, because the person had excellent credit.

s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1421564448&sr=1-106&keywords=rain+shower+head -96 1 1 -96 Upstairs shower head http://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Banbury-5-Spray-Handshower-in-Spot-Resist-Brushed-Nickel-23015SRN/202345147 -50 1 1 -50 Downstairs shower head http://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Banbury-5-Spray-Handshower-in-Spot-Resist-Brushed-Nickel-23015SRN/202345147 -50 1 1 -50 Downstairs Washer & Driver http://www.sears.com/kenmore-3.7-cu-ft-front-load-washer-kenmore/p-026CO69157612B -999 1 1 -999 Upstairs Washer & Driver http://www.sears.com/kenmore-3.7-cu-ft-front-load-washer-kenmore/p-026CO69157612B -999 1 1 -999 Caulk/Grout menards -10 4 1 -40 Stove http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frigidaire-4-2-cu-ft-Gas-Range-in-Stainless-Steel-FFGF3047LS/203521768?

My parents car was nearly hit by a 25' tree - it actually brushed the back of the car.

However once I am deep into a deal I tend to brush it off and focus on getting the deal done.