Just tell him you know we won't be making any best friends through these offers, but as long as you are basing your offers on a CMA, your ideal affordability price point, and DOM, this isn't a popularity contest.

The discussion inevitably turns into a pissing contest between different crowds of people with different strategies and goals, each side bleating about how their returns are better/higher/faster/stronger, etc. 

There's no contest in my book. 

If you investigated and learned that the appliances were not included in the sale, that would have been your opportunity to contest what the seller was advertising, or you could have renegotiated the sales price. 

This isn't a contest to see who can collect the most doors. 

In other words a popularity contest. 

Some folks just have to win that "I'm dumber" contest!

If the contractor contests the Commissions decision you will go in front of an administrative judge who will make a final ruling.

No concrete evidence to support this claim and I am sure this belief would be contested, but the recommendation last night was to steer clear of auction.com

trivia question. what would be the starting point (that would count towards the 90 days) of your ownership of a property purchased on judicial sale in IL:1) date of the certificate of sale  received at the auction2) date of confirmation of sale by the judge - usually 3/4 weeks later depending on (un)contested docket.3) actual date of the deed - which you can or cannot record (depending on local municipality requirements - presale inspection etc)4) date of recording of the deed