Maybe it is in the culture there to try to get a better deal - to negotiate everything.  

Family is Family, And Business is Business, And the two shall never mix, Especially those of us who are immigrants where our culture depicts that your extended extended extended family are as important as your nuclear family.   

The grass in the Bay Area is yellow but it might be more brown OOS or Los Banos.....The Brooklyn Basin looks to have a positive impact similar to the Cultural Trail in Indy...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/214...

In some cultures it just takes opening a window to let a soul exit freely. :)

There are some cultures that run cash for everything. 

Finally, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to sue BiggerPockets itself for failure to provide adequate forum moderation, leading to a degenerative culture that has caused significant emotional distress to you. 

I personally love living in a big urban area and enjoying all of the attributes of it(walkability, mass transit, culture, diversity, incredible restaurant and nightlife options, architecture, pro sports, entertainment), but I realize that's not for everyone.  

The group culture is great---we team up on deals together and it's very much a family-like vibe.

We do donate a small portion of our re commissions to a program called KW Cares and I'm on the culture committee at my office.

In the end you'll have a repositioned building with a new culture.