I use the soft gummy types, don't even notice them, it's just real quiet.What you have gotten here is the reality, might not be what you want to hear.You can complain as suggested here, just be aware that complaining can backfire.

Most renters barley know which end of a brush to hold and, although they may claim otherwise, paint with the skill of a epileptic pig. 

7) How much are you supposed to contribute to "soft costs"?

I apply it with a 4 inch white bristle brush and do thin coats.

It works like a standard office phone system, but also has a computer-based soft phone, app for your smartphone, and you can text/fax all from one number.

In our scenario we buy the property under "123 Main Street Land Trust," If we are splitting all costs 50/50 - Cash out of Pocket, Loan (if there is one), Renovation Costs, Soft Costs (insurance, architecture, permits), etc., my LLC is 50% beneficiary, my partner's LLC is 50% beneficiary. 

As for the sub floors, as long as they arent soft, you can probably get away with using kilz or zinsser too.

Crazy as it seems, sellers in emotional distress and denial over whizzing away their parent's legacy would much rather whiz it away to a local agent who is deeply embedded in their community, who works the soft-serve at church festivals and reads off the bingo numbers at the VFW hall and brings some of his homemade kielbasi to the volunteer firemen's BBQ benefit.Do not discount your local agents who have been eating rubber chicken to pass the card at Rotary events for the last twenty years.

Fits right in with that demographic - probably painting with a broad brush but it takes a special breed to do those jobs. 

Make sure if you let them paint you approve the colors first before that brush hits the wall !