in case I wanted to preserve the hive, since you may know that the honey bee population nationally has been in decline.  

I am about safety, cash flow and preservation of capital.

I hope to be able to preserve my credit so I can purchase a rental house again.I want to make sure I'm on the right track.

Best of luck, but please get some knowledgable advice.The State Construction Registry (SCR) helps keep property owners informed of all parties that supply services, materials and/or equipment to a construction project on their property.Through the SCR, property owners can list all parties that are expecting payment and have filed a Preliminary Notice to preserve their lien rights.

I won't go into the details, but doing so will preserve the overwhelming majority of the capital he injected into this deal.

Interesting data for the conversation about SF properties as a source of capital preservation, and significant (fairly reliable) appreciation.

Depending on the area of your home, older windows can add value to the house, if the house in a historic or preservation district.I would evaluate your property to see what your needs are.

My thinking (please feel free to criticize or comment) is that when cap rates increase, I can increase the rents to preserve the value of the building.  

That would potentially give them $250k of liquidity, while also deferring the gains and preserving the step-up in basis. 

We do property preservation work on foreclosures and your pictures indicate either a roof problem or plumbing problem MIGHT exist.