Another friend had the installers steal his new pad for an entire house by reusing his old pad, after an awkward conversation where they called and asked if it was his residence or a rental.

A few friends even assumed they'd be invited, so while at first it felt awful/awkward to explain they weren't invited, they understood...because they are truly friends.You need to set your budget.

Host the appraisal yourself and have some personal stuff out (family pictures etc) and awkwardly be like "uh, so, this is my bedroom..." when walking the appraiser around. 

A little awkward but not a problem.

Soon those hesitations turn into habits which don't feel awkward at all.

Just so happens the woman at Home Depot screwed up our measurements and we are now left with an awkward gap between the fridge and cabinet. 

Its always so awkward to negotiate splits between friends

They also did a cutout in the wall to open that space up a bit, so it'd be awkward for a bedroom. 

The house itself is pretty awkward - lots of additions after it was built in 1991.

In your situation, if this sale involves the Seller (they see it advertised for whatever price, or if they live at the home and you have to arrange showings), you could be putting yourself in the awkward position of he/she wanting to back out of the contract with you if they know others will pay more for it.