Banks. The mere mention of the word is enough to make people shake their heads in dismay, and raise their blood pressure past unhealthy levels. We are currently in the midst of a transaction going south as a direct result of U.S. Bank's ineptitude. Yes, lenders can be a pain in the posterior to work with. Unfortunately, working with them is a given in the vast majority of real estate transactions. If it was just one thing gone wrong, I could deal with it. But it's the near constant display … [Read more...]