It seems that walking away after a 1st offer just like I suppose what you are experiencing with the "seller won't budge on price".

We have done over 100 rehabs and me my project manager and construction manager put together what we call the "Rehab Budget Cheat Sheet"It is not meant to give you exact cost but it is suppose to give you a guideline that you can use to help you.If you would like one just PM me and I can send you a copy as well. 

Let fly the chastising, but I'm hoping for more constructive input.I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this and how I am supposed to deal with this situation. 

Each time I tried to send a colleague request, I received a pop-up warning message from the site, prior to me request being sent, so my requests were not sent...What am I supposed to do to work this correctly?

Here, I will suppose you did the same with the home you currently live in.

I mean guys on the MLS is was listed as being 1.5 stories (whatever that is supposed to mean).

The compressor is already fried supposedly because the install tech didn't wire everything correctly.

Supposed to close on the 31st...

This is supposedly to reimburse the landlord (that would be me) in the event that he puts alot of work into studying an applicant, only to have them say "Oh, I found something elsewhere, nevermind".However, this deposit has ended up being very awkward in my case. 

However, most students prefer this arrangement because each tenant would have there own separate lease which specifies their single room including the common areas (kitchen, living room) and they would not be responsible financially for the portion of rent that there roommates are supposed to pay.