If you do not close on enough of your properties to defer all tax you will simply pay the same tax you would have at the same time you would have.

A lot of sitting capital will re-enter the market. 

Don't give names or addresses, but simply ask hypothetically. 

Seems to me whatever % you would give up would be offset by simply renting out the upstairs unit.    

In your case, I would simply point out that they forgot to give a value for that space.

I've learned over the years that real estate investment is simply a math problem.

Imagine you bought a property for $2M.The land (excluding any structures) is valued at $400K.Since land is not depreciable in the eyes of the IRS, we subtract the land value from your purchase price to get your depreciable basis.Your depreciable basis is simply where a cost seg engineer starts from when allocating your eligible assets into either 5, 7, or 15 year property.In the scenario above, your starting basis would be $1.6M since your basis = your purchase price - the land value.Having an accurate land value is essential to getting your depreciation/bonus depreciation calculations right.This is the starting point for any cost seg study that you do.

I've had some early success but thought I would put it out there:So simply put...

You have the right to enter the property; I would bring someone with you as a witness. 

They may want to extend for a year after the 6 months at a discounted LTR rate or it is simply a transition place while they look to buy, etc