Hint: his strategy is similar to what both@Greg Eaton and @Michael Boyer have suggested. 

If someone else is holding it, and shows you where to touch it (hint - not on the nose) it's not scary and certainly not slimey.If you are going to do deals, you will need to get past your shyness or reluctance to speak to people.

She was kind of hinting that I should give her this money.

The agreement should specify a date and time and should detail who owns the personal property remaining there after that time (hint it would be you so you can throw it away).

Ur colleagues,assuming have similar or related complaints, may hint to a bigger pattern u may not b privy to.My vote is to chalk it up to tuition.

I like the subtle "hints" about how much I need to offer and other things like "lets get this signed and submitted today because there is another offer coming in tomorrow morning".My strategy in the future is to always go directly to the listing agent.

The carrying cost for my funds alone would have netted this deal a loss of between $110K and $440K.One more hint... if you've never flipped a property before, or if you don't own rentals, you are not a "real estate investor" - you are a "real estate investor wanna-be."  

Everything is in writing but they are hinting things are costing more than they planned.

It doesn't even hint as to the nature of the business, the product/service, or benefit the customer hopes to receive.

Maybe it's because I know about what happens if there is a hint of collusion.