The cousin has now transitioned into a home care giver for my grandmother who is bed bound and suffering from dementia.

Chances are your relationships with your parents and family will suffer. 

( ... dances in the hallway, trips over a chair, suffers a disapproving look from wife ... )

It's about building relationships and trust.If the said person goes behind my back, not only is it poor ethics on their part, I'll know to never do business with them again, and I'm not one to go "around town" complaining, however, their reputation will suffer over time.

Maybe PT is still suffering from PTSD, preventing him from re-entering the workforce.

. , you might as well take the tags off your vehicles, stop paying taxes and just prepare to suffer the consequences.

Am I suffering from an incurable disease of AP?

They don't care HOW they suffered a loss, only that they did.

If his business has suffered and their BPO and appraisal says the property is worth X, why would they say no to the short sale?

I did some research and this is what I think I know:If someone is living at the property then they are considered a "tenant at sufferance" and I need mail them a certified “demand for possession” letter.