I may seek other quotes or look into the feasibility that my handy man could do the install (he is only an OK handyman, I used to have a great handyman (that I would trust for this installation) but his Mom had a stroke so he does very little work for me recently).

I am not going to end up like my colleagues one of which just had a stroke and the other who died of a heart attack a couple months ago (he was 6 years younger than me).Thank you all for your consideration.

Or, as my father would aptly say it, "Different strokes for different folks."

You may not like the Trustee, but s/he has an obligation to you in acting in that matter, ask them the best course of action and yes, you may need to pay for additional consultation, or ask your attorney if you'd rather not deal with the Trustee, the Trustee can also be changed by the note holder with the stroke of a pen. 

It's not a choice I would have made, but then, that's why there are different strokes for different folks.

Top of the food chain - stroke his ego.If he does need some cash upfront as a good faith or vacation, etc. offer him a small down payment.

My Mother in her 90's had a stroke .

It is painted with broad strokes, but it still has some data that could be troubling or encouraging depending on which side of the fence you sit.  

He called it "Skip Tracing" and has built a team to trace and take the deal all the way to acquisition without any single stroke of the keyboard.

If I had spent $90k and had to learn these lessons I would probably have had a stroke.