Ultimately, Lawton could be appealing to cash-flow-focused investors comfortable with high-risk, high-reward environments and looking to leverage a reliable rental base tied to Fort Sill.

Change it to "only buy deals that will comfortably yield X% return".  

Pace has built multiple income streams that appear to be helping investors, but are really designed to make money for him.

People should do what they are comfortable with and be careful when people use words like "don't", "shouldn't" or "can't" in such a broad context.  

Flood way designation?

If you can show / prove to him that the park will be worth more because you are rebuilding the bathhouse, paving the roads and adding a playground then maybe he will feel more comfortable? 

I've only experienced this on the buy-side of multifamily acquisitions, but have been involved in transactions where the lender requires a CofO and they have gotten comfortable with just the I-card, when there is no CofO for the property. 

Get out of your comfort zone.

Wynd detectors are usually good for air quality, their effectiveness specifically for detecting marijuana smoke can vary, as they aren’t designed solely for this purpose.

Update: We ended up backing out of the commercial deal, way too many issues going on and shady practices that we were not comfortable engaging with.Now the question is what to do with the chunk of money left after we pay taxes.