If you have to remove the old linoleum tiles in some places to make it even, i found the easiest way to remove stubborn glue is to iron the tiles.

Banks are notoriously stubborn.

Hey Bill - he does understand his options, as he is an experienced developer for many, many years...my gut tells me he was simply being stubborn, as now at the 11th hour, he's more willing to talk rationally and consider all offers...we're going to try and negotiate with the bank on the deficiency, hopefully getting them to agree to eliminate.Thank you for the input.

@Jean Bolger, what I'm afraid of is that what you describe might NOT be an isolated case--it just seems to me (intuitively, without any real proof) that the disputes among board members in a small complex would so much more personal than in a larger complex.I don't know which would be worse--dealing with bad tenants, or dealing with stubborn HOA members, ha ha!

Once in a while a closing company says that they MUST close out and record the 1st transaction then wait 24-48 hours before they'll close the 2nd transaction, and usually even with those we can usually work around that process, but there are a few who are super stubborn and refuse. 

Then I can give them what they want (Especially when they are stubbornly attached to the listing price) and get what I want. 

The local homeowners association is stubborn, I know it's president and they opposed anything that adds to local congestion, so I know it's a lost cause.

Like Jeb said the seller is stubborn as hell.  

Listing agent said he is working with one of the most stubborn asset managers he has ever dealt with.  

Thanks for sharing.But (I'm sorry, I'm stubborn haha :D) I think crashes can occur much faster then any depreciation of houses do to the "new" market getting better.