Spent 4 months rehabbing it, doing most of it myself.

Just look at some of the homes on N 5th st where they put trees in on the sidewalk boxes.

Is a place like blinds to go the best route, do big box stores do custom blinds or should I try a local place?

If I start or reply to a forum from the app is there a way to check the box "notify me of replies"on a similar note, any way from the iPhone to view all the treads I've participated in?

You can tag people by typing @ before you type their name, then clicking their name when it pops up at the bottom of the message box.

Most of the time was spent in my home-office with phone calls and emails.

All of which the OP has to foot the bill to defend against.Sometimes, as clearly the case is here, you have to do a little rough justice and think outside the box, otherwise you get stuck dancing with an irrational person.Perhaps the OP could offer cash for keys....

Charlotte's a fun town - I don't have any real estate expertise there but have spent some time there and it's great.

That may be part of your problem there already.Also, if your mom is your buyer's agent and she is not signed up with a firm, and/or she is not a Realtor and is therefore not a member of the local board of Realtors, then she will not have access to show you the house via any lock-boxes that the local board may be using.

You can tag people by typing @ before you type their name, then clicking their name when it pops up at the bottom of the message box.