She emailed us back saying she is basically blindsided by this last minute change in the terms and our request for security deposit and now will not sign lease.

Stephen:Just a heads up so you don't get blindsided, Fannie & Freddie recently reduced the maximum number from 10 to 4.

It always stated at the end that the reserve was not met and a counter was then made to the blindsided winning bid.

If there is a flaw in the model be it legal or financial, the model is unsustainable.So, if your tenant is not legit (ie insurance) then this poses a flaw in your model so you need to remedy it ASAP before one of the many NYC agencies blindsides you and deals with it for you.If this tenant is "very nice" then you should ask her to present the appropriate documentation for operating in your building and this should not be an issue.

It's almost as if those who acquired $100 million assets were blindsided by the downturn while we outside of the industry could clearly see it from afar.

Too many variables in this question for a national consensus and there’s an implicit blind side here that we all overemphasize the value of the listing or individual efforts versus regional realities that may be driving a market.

Instead, she chose to blindside the company by filing a complaint through the Better Business Bureau.

Face it:  JD simply observes the match of housing market to the red/blue area analyses and strategy that blind-sided the Democratic party.- I'm just sayin'

They had Gene Guarino on the show and this concept completely blindsided me. 

To me, your offers seem fair and compassionate, but I imagine he feels a bit blindsided and is pretty stressed/upset so he is in defensive mode.