Please also direct any future correspondence to me in writing.Sincerely,Ambulance chaser (name changed to protect the guilty)Here's my response:Dear Ambulance Chaser,Our lease agreement allows you the use of the property at 123 Straight St in exchange for rent.

From a straight interest rate standpoint and return it is better to not pay off your loans.   2.

I’ve periodically had tenants at the Multis offer to “help with the landscaping” in exchange for a discount on their rent.

This was a major rehab ($160K) and I've already discounted the price $40K from ask.

Have you looked into working with any local businesses to provide discounts for guests and piggyback off their customer base?

I'll tell you straight upfront.

She sold it to us at a significant discount due to years of deferred maintenance—broken doors, heaps of junk, and more.

Richard has been one of them, he is a very straight to the point person and actually wants to help someone.

They tend to start doing "fire sales" which means dropping prices which causes all of the homes they closed on the previous 12 months or more to lose value based on new discounted comparable sales.That is why you see builder always offering crazy "Builder credits" which in most cases are "ghost" funds. 

They might give you a discount to add it.