I can empathize with your situation; no one enjoys being lied to and deceived. 

This is a huge pain and can be super stressful, so please know that everyone reading this empathizes with you on that.

I've been looking for a while, so it's nice to finally get a deal, close on it, and then have it succeed as I had hoped/projected.I also work an unrelated 9-5 job, and I completely empathize with the difficulty of finding good BRRRR deals and Renos. 

Make sure to empathize with his request and thank him for asking you before hand. 

This is a very challenging and difficult time for many and we as a community must try to empathize and help where and when it makes sense. 

@Caroline Bertoni I can empathize, both as a person who has specialized in working with estate deals and all the family drama that all too often comes along with such situations (if it makes you feel any better, your situation sounds a lot better than many others I have worked with), and as a person who has had to deal with estate situations within my own family. 

Also, he had an arrogant "my way or the highway" attitude, would not empathize. 

Also, he had an arrogant "my way or the highway" attitude, would not empathize.

I don’t have a solution to their situation, but I do empathize with them!

Hey Ethan, I can totally empathize with this.