The rest of the day we had sports.

It does not make sense.Specific example - the tax on Medical Device manufacturers included in the Health Care Reform bill.How does imposing a tax on a manufacturer (or anywhere along the supply chain increase the supply of anything at a lower price?

the owner is a teacher who coaches 2 sports.

Supply and demand always determines value.3.

I have supplied verification of funds, and similar notes, but never an EMD with my offer, EVER.

On reason, I believe for this, is nobody can credibly state what the proper money supply (level of liquidity) should be.

I also have a 2 page contract supplied by Freedomsoft, obviously its generic but it is 50 state legal supposedly.

steve k, no, i do not take the lowest bids every time. the reason the last two guys were lower than the rest was because i have worked with them in the past. the brick guy does excellent cement/brick work and he just happened to be there when we got the latest house.i just want a fair price. i had a guy give me a quote for drywall, doors, tile bath and shower 800sq ft basement for 6k. and that's labor only. i buy all the materials. of course i think this is insane to do drywall, 10 doors and tile a shower for that price.john, normally i supply the materials and they just charge for labor. when i get a quote that shows me that they are making $50+ per hr (since i know how long it takes to do the job) really ticks me off. how much do your contractors make an hr?

Screws, disposable supplies and other misc. hardware can rip a hole in your wallet...bigger than your wallet, lol!

Home Depots/Lowes have been hit or miss for me whenever I go to purchase something.My area doesnt really have much in the way of independent "full" lumberyards, but over the past few years I have found some of the "niche" suppliers - a molding & trim store that has wicked pricing, a yard that sells drywall & masonry supplies, another that does roofing stuff, etc.