He's hoping to bluff you into a deal.

Call their bluff. 

I am looking to have a big oak tree planted in the front.

Once I close next week, i plan on getting oaks professionally trimmed up, new drive way poured, and landscape done.

If it were me and I had the proper before / after pictures and documentation I would call that bluff. 

Here's the latest one we're installing:https://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/c/pad-Dewy-Meadow-Oak-Engineered-Vinyl-Plank-Flooring-CoreLuxe-RVP4DMO/10045396This one even comes with built-in padding on the back.

Go learn enough so that if a lawyer tries to bluff you, you will know that you actually know more than that lawyer.You don't have to be brilliant, or smarter than that lawyer. 

What you got is 70's oak.

@Jay Maranan just an FYI, my primary property is 5 stories, of which almost all the carpet in the units has been removed(90%)...the original flooring is beautiful oak, that was original installed over 90 years ago, however, the units that just have the carpet torn up, sanded and stained the original flooring are much louder that the units, that I lay down subfloor, underlayment foam, and new floors over the original solid wood(I know it is sinful to purists, to not refinish the original wood, but it cost more, takes longer, is louder, and less isolation of bugs, and leaves some of the earthquake retrofit hardware exposed, if I do that) ....BUT, with carpet and/or wood floors it will be noisey...that's why the 5th floor are the "PentHouse" units, since no upstairs neighbors, even though identical layout to the below units, they can demand a bit of premium, especially if your new tenant has lived in apartments before.

Of course, that means your credit drops as well, so may be just a bluff unless you're ready to go that far.