And then I had to soak and chip and scrape the thick layer of the calcimine off.

If the water tests good, and there's no obvious paint chips, it may have come from somewhere else. 

For example: Normal Wear & Tear Damage Worn and dirty carpet Torn, stained, or burned carpet Faded curtains Torn or missing curtains Worn out keys Lost keys Dirty window screens Torn or missing screens Faded, chipped paint Hole in the wall 21 signed a lease, a landlord may either divide the security deposit reimbursement equally among the tenants or reimburse the entire return amount to one tenant.

I would view it in salary terms:  consider it 60 days full time work at an annual rate of $100k, so about $17k as a one-time fee for services IMO would be fair, chipped in equally from the three cash partners, and then year 2+ all cash flow would go solely to the cash partners. 

I’m thinking the buyer puts up  the 10,000 in escrow as sort of a deposit… then proceed in a legal manner, have the chips fall where they may… pay the fine with it or eventually it goes back to them or remain s with you, I think the buyer has incentive to pay the 10k. 

Who is taking chips off the table? 

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs. https://www.dispatch.com/story...

Although it is good sometimes to help the honest low income family.If one commit crime into your property , it's unlawful to stop them, you do understand that right, if not read the sentence again LOL.the CHIPS era is long time gone.

Be careful not to chip the tile if you can help it.

Are the sides of the [pool showing any "bowing" or chips & cracks?