I had a deal last month that was completely done. Signed contracts, appraisal came in at value, inspection negotiations handled, lender said clear to close. We were literally scheduling the final walkthrough. Then the buyer's mom came to visit from out of state. She took one look at the backyard and declared it was "bad energy" because a tree was positioned wrong according to some feng shui principle she'd read about online. The buyers had already seen this house four times. They loved that tree. They specifically mentioned wanting to hang a swing from it for their kids. Forty-eight hours later, they terminated. Cited "personal reasons." I know the real reason because their agent called me to apologize and said, and I quote, "I've never seen anything like this. His mother won't stop crying about the tree." The sellers had already packed half their house. The movers were booked. They'd put a deposit on their next place. I spent three hours on the phone that night with two separate crying clients, and I honestly considered crying myself. Over a tree. That everyone loved until someone's mother didn't.