We knew we had a few issues, but now realize almost every wall in the home needs work to look decent.We had planned to skimcoat the imperfections, but now realizing how much is needed it seems that texturing the walls would be a much faster, less frustrating, and maybe even cheaper option. 

What do you think of retexturing average walls and doing a more elegant imperfect texture throughout.

That's why they spray that texture because it hides all the nails, and imperfections in the ceiling, and it is quick, cheap, and easy solution for home builders.7.

My fiance and I really like smooth, but we were advised that no matter what a great job the painter/contractor does, those imperfections will show.  

See http://www.health.ri.gov/materialbyothers/LeadPoisoningProtectYourFamily.pdfThe trick with the fire regulations is that each fire marshall can effectively interpret the rules differently - for example, some towns will let you use wireless detectors, others will not, even though by code you should be able to - in my admittedly-imperfect understanding of this areaStaying up on these law changes is a big reason why I attend our local REIA (rireig.com) every month, by the way.

Chat is an imperfect medium, particularly because it is difficult to construe people's words and because often people are "typing" over one another.I'm glad that we managed to get a nice group together, and hate to hear that there were some problems, but that is bound to happen.That all said, we've found a new chat provider that I think will improve the experience, as it will allow for video chat where we can see/hear one another.

Now maybe I'm just wanting a perfect world, and need to give in to some imperfections in the deal, but it seems that the places would yield higher values if they're shown with fresh paint, sparkling clean, and no junk piled in the bedrooms.

The seller could be desperate/motivated so they're willing to let it go cheap/at a loss.Honestly what it comes down to is that Real Estate is an imperfect market.

All these websites are pulling from the MLS and county websites for their info and they're imperfect, but the layouts are more user-friendly and there's more info at the tip of your finger tips than just the MLS.

The market place is about decision making with imperfect information.