I reiterated the fact that verifying the financials and estoppels WAS part of my due diligence and reminded her that I would not be paying for an inspection until I had satisfactorily reviewed the financials/estoppels. 

We have seen each other at meetups and said hi, but never had a chance to talk until recent months.He recently reminded me of what I told others at the meetups "Treat everyone the same regardless of their level of knowledge and their appearance because you'd never know if they will become your business partner in the future."  

I will have to talk to my office to get the actual details again,  but this thread reminded me of it. very similar issues. 

This reminds me of the new investment laws for startups, and how very soon anyone can invest in startups. 

Your inputs remind me of some of the things that have stressed me out about this development in the first place.  

I'm also will remind OP of the old Addage "Advice is worth what you pay for it".

Remind me of retail commodity salesmen trying to get you to invest in gold.

Here's a company, myVR, that offers :CENTRALIZED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Calendar, reservations, communications, and moreRESERVATIONS & PAYMENTS PROCESSING Take bookings and payments online under your own brandWORKFLOW & EMAIL AUTOMATION Automate inquiry responses, stay emails, reminders, and moreREPORTING & ANALYTICS Track business-wide performance with our centralized reporting and analyticsBASIC CHANNEL MANAGEMENT (CALENDAR-ONLY) Update calendars across top vacation rental sites via iCalADVANCED CHANNEL MANAGEMENT (FULL INTEGRATION) Sync rates, property details, inquiries, and bookings (varies by channel)INTEGRATED WEBSITE Add a mobile-ready, bookable template w/ blog or integrate third-party websitesEMAIL MARKETING Integration with MailChimp or Constant ContactINCLUDES PREMIUM LISTINGS Includes cost of HomeAway and TripAdvisor subscriptions.

This might be great in practice, but it reminds me too much of my previous corporate hell-hole job.

Now another person is knocking on their door, and reminding them of all the things they are failing at.