Until he wasn't.Sometimes people change due to pressures we don't see, and sometimes people are just like m&ms . . . dark on the inside with pretty painted shells. 

if they are pressuring you like this.PLEASE watch the American Greed Episode on Remmington Financial  .not saying these guys wont or don't fund of course.. but when I do my deals with my banks its common that I pay for the phase one and the appraiser directly..  

You can get a decent quality tub without breaking the bank and if you  layout the bathroom where the tub faucet is in the wall you can save some money because floor mounted tub fillers and their rough in are are expensive.

The problem is that you don't get an opportunity to do an inspection before you buy.If you buy pre-sale from the owner, you have arrears to bring current, getting the owner to move after you have solved their problem and taken the pressure off, along with the previously listed concerns.

I would protect myself and cut my losses so I was not looking over my shoulder or getting high blood pressure every time I heard a knock on the door (hoping it is not the FBI showing up to ask you some questions). 

Using that little plastic drywall insert is a joke—plus, nobody uses it.Cut the towel bar down to 16 inches so that the mounting brackets will screw right to the studs and not just drywall.If this is not possible, buy butterfly nuts and bolts to attach the mount that can’t be screwed to a stud.

Is it simply another word for peer pressure?

Also, many PadSplit properties have bedrooms that are created via flex walls that wouldn't meet the definition of a bedroom in an appraisal, so many PadSplit owners may think their property is worth a certain a mount based on a bed count that's not valid. 

For practitioners in the real estate industry, the biggest challenge is not just the difficult work, high risks, or immense pressure, but the necessity to learn to let go of complete control over outcomes.

Apply pressure and add economic industry on/to Panama and have them do.