I realize there is no clear cut solution to this and I ultimately have to be the one to grab the bull by the horns (which I'm doing by absorbing as much real estate related content as possible), but I'm more just curious if anyone else has ever been in a similar situation where you felt like the clock is ticking.

The walls were plaster, so we had to cut channels in every room for the conduit... expensive!

I realize there is no clear cut solution to this and I ultimately have to be the one to grab the bull by the horns (which I'm doing by absorbing as much real estate related content as possible), but I'm more just curious if anyone else has ever been in a similar situation where you felt like the clock is ticking.

I wouldn't and here is why.... the market is pricing in a 100% chance of a 0.50% cut by the next meeting (18th?)

Online it says it may take 6 months to establish a FICO score I'd hope I could cut that in half at least. 

They use national averages and try to adjust fr location but its not an accurate way of estimating costs.Bottom line there are not short cuts.

Any time two or more fixtures are being used at the same time the water in one becomes non existence immediately.Each side of the duplex has its own full bathroom, water heater and kitchen sink.The duplex is on a concrete slab.I cannot find the shutoff valve (except for the city shutoff valve) or the prv (I'm assuming there's not one).The water supply line is 3/4 and cutting a hole in the wall I discovered the lines feeding the fixtures are 1/2.City has came out everything is good on their end and they place a pressure gauge on external tap and said its lowI checked faucet aeratorsthe 3/4 main supply is cpvc and everything else is copperThe water bill is not high so I assume there are no leaksA plumber is suggest converting the lines that are 1/2 to 3/4 until it gets to the fixture.

As mentioned above, a flat tire could be a major expense for someone whose rent is $700.As for the original question, I agree with the posts above - keeping the requirements the same but cutting down on wording would probably help.

Most contractors I work with do a decent job, but even the best will cut corners if they think they could get away with it.

not cut your agent out..