Without a contract nothing you agree to will stand up.Every conceivable situation must be anticipated and included in the contract.

They know better.You should anticipate a lawsuit.

Damages look fair, we will need to do lots of re-painting (they painted loud colors on most of the walls and wall papered 😂), lots of holes, and some minor wear and tear that we anticipated.  

Yesterday at lunch he said that he has been getting a lot of traffic to the property even though it isn’t finished yet and he has already received an offer for higher than he had anticipated; and it isn’t even finished yet!

One little mistake/repair that wasn't anticipated will snag this deal like a gator jumpin for a chicken on a big hook.

The first thing you do is anticipate what the max impact is if the interest hits the max, and prepare for that when you buy the property.Since that ship has sailed, one option is to pay down the principle, but that defeats the purpose of cash flow.You say all your loans are commercial, and they have to be for some reason. 

It is in an "A" neighborhood, and anticipate my current neighbors won't be thrilled. 

My residence is also on 5 acre minimum parcels, but with the growth that is occurring in my area, I anticipate the zoning will be changing.

But the better one could cost twice as much as the worse one.So one of the tricks to buying in Ogden (which @Mike Gallagher may attest to) is that you need to be able to anticipate the condition sight unseen to understand if there's an opportunity there.

I would always anticipate higher than normal turnover/problems with inherited tenants.