A delay from Nov to Dec does not sound terribly bad but what does sound bad to me is the excuse that his subs have gone on to other work placing you in second or third place, that is not acceptable if I were in your shoes and I would demand some corrections to that.

Or are my thoughts terrible, but I just can't see it yet?

Probably a terrible time to buy a house but I just purchased my first home.

If you have a good enough salary and you have enough to invest in real estate even after doing all that, then that’s probably a really good route.Traditional retirement accounts aren’t terrible like many people preach in the REI world.

I know there is always a possibility of error which I hope when I make the errors they are not to terrible and we can work with them.

I've often found that there is some common ground on offers that are initially terrible.

If you do that, you'll see the Bay area is probably a terrible investment and that you should start looking somewhere else.

This might not be terrible but really doesn't leave any wiggle room in case it doesn't actually rent for 900, HOA goes up, maintenance, etc. 

Very basic with basic materials and pictures are terrible, I can see dented vent on floor at corner, bathroom fan is too small on ceiling,etc.

Brick is terrible in an earthquake and is really susceptible to damage.