Leverage this when negotiating - you always have your precision-crafted MAO to fall back on if the seller doesn't bite.Have fun with it.

This is precisely what happened to me in the late 80's.

That's precisely why I wrote this "in fact if you didn't think they were trick questions, you almost certainly need to hone your financial literacy skills."

Hmm, here is one dictionary definition which is precisely what I meant by using the term speculating.  

Sometimes a coach is precisely what is needed to get you to take action on the things you say you want to do.

There are just too many options to choose from and an experienced Realtor will not spend time with that.Best advise1) Get precise and specific about what you want to buy if you want a Realtor to help you.2) Spend some time and money and get your own real estate license.  

You want 3 or more to really get a feel for the price range.The science is a lot more precise and that is really what an appraiser does.

So maybe you can pin down the location with a bit more precision.

Does that sound right or should I be able to find someone who can quote me more precisely and do the entire job, drywall included?

Most large office copiers have telematics chips inside them that record stats leading to being able to get an analysis of how much toner and electric is being consumed by the copier coupled with the ability to price an individual raw sheet of A4 paper so you should be able to arrive at a precise figure but you are not accounting for wastages here.