When they ask my son where he is really from, they begrudgingly concede after he answers that he was born in California.

After a few days of back-and-forth of signing the addendum attached to the purchase agreement the bank conceded, and we entered into the agreement.

While I will concede that this ‘back-of-the-envelope’ analysis is a tad simplistic, I think a trend established using thirty years of data is compelling.

Before entering under contract, we made the mistake of conceding to place a $5k "holding" deposit, with a notarized, basic contract which guaranteed us the exclusive rights to purchase until contracts were settled. 

Personally I have never had to pay taxes on any of my RE holdings.Yes, I have already conceded that in the scenario you describe, you do eventually catch up. 

Is this something I should concede to or keep the sellers feet to the fire and make them pay for it before proceeding? 

I will concede one thing: this is the one variant of this scheme that doesn't violate principles of algebra.

I concede if someone continued to be late over 20 days, the fees start getting pretty high.

However, if you and your wife have to compromise, fight tooth and nail but concede the disposal, not the icemaker....

After further insisting that was the service and price I signed up for, she conceded that she could give me service at that rate.