No doubt about it, there's the 'let's rip off the richie's in Bend' mentality on the part of many contractors in central OR, esp the lawn mtc folks. i got so disgusted, i personally replaced the lawn with xeriscaping and haven't paid lawn mtc in 5 yrs. you'll pay for it but i highly recommentd Bjork and Sons plumbing. you really want/need an excellent plumber. opinions might vary but i'm still loyal to PLUS properties as a prop mgr. again, you'll learn sooner or later, the subs will work for a prop mgr over an individual landlord, if they have a choice. that's about all that's useful to offer on my end. good luck. always check a contractor's work.

This is how you build.Rather than being held back by the scarcity mentality reflected in another post,  use what you DO have now to its best advantage.

I'm not stuck in Analysis Paralysis, because we've been writing offers frequently - but at what point do you accept the change in your mental calculus to increase your budget?

Just know mentally prepare urself to lose 5k-10k if not more.

Many times people that have mental health issues or some other illness get Social Security DISABILITY.

And we know that not everyone has this mentality.

It's not worth your mental health if it is bothering you that much.However, on the brighter side, you can learn so much from her demands/requests and how to balance tasks/management on which one to delegate/outsource versus to do it yourself.I always account this on operating cost.

I need to move from a mentality of scarcity to abundance!

There are a lot of mentally unstable people in his world; maybe he is one of them or maybe not.

Not only will it save you money but it will stop being a mentally taxing situation you keep worrying about.