Hot mud for taping? That stuff sets up way too fast for me. I've had way better luck just using the same lightweight all-purpose for everything, less to buy and it sands easy.

Man that 11 week wait for a waiver is brutal, I feel you. I had a lender hold up a deal for 8 weeks over a debt yield covenant that was off by like 0.1%. My advice now is to start the waiver request the second you see a potential trip, don't wait for the actual report. Get your lawyer to draft it with you. Also, try to get a fee cap in writing from the lender's counsel before they start clocking hours, because those legal bills add up fast while you're just sitting there.

Man, that's some impressive accidental landscaping right there.

Yeah that's a huge problem, I've seen it happen too. People just don't realize how important that step is.

I actually like the structure a weekly spread gives me.