Yeah the call was odd. I tried to shut him down twice and both times he went back to that phrase, "You know, I need to finish the house either way"...like it was still up in the air?! Where the hell else would he live with his kids, a motel? No apartments in our town...
Anyway the second time I actually said, "Yep, either way, if you don't like it when you get done you can rent it out and buy yourself a different one. OK eating, gotta go."