In an effort to learn better and add value to the community, I’ll be sharing and summarizing what I read here on BP.

[On the pay-cash-first idea, you already summarized the pros well].

Years owned isn't the determining factor, what matters is the current basis of each building, which is the building's value minus previous depreciation (to summarize).

Which could mean cheaper renovations and roofs, etc.Raw Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/files/jefferson20230227a.pdfSummarized Source: https://tweetsift.substack.com/p/ai-summarizes-a-speech-by-governor

Brandon summarized it very nicely, but your questions suggests that you are expecting hidden surprises.

(Note: this information was summarized and provided from a contact of mine who is bringing companies to Panama.

Talk to your CPA and get it summarized for your personal situation. 

Your last two sentences summarize my goal for 2018!

On the flip side, if you don’t treat him as a tenant in every sense of the word, you may not have rights to protect your property (such as eviction) if he becomes a problem.To summarize, he should be “all in” or “all out”, nothing in between.

Even though you may be trouble shooting live with the GC while he’s on the line with a supplier, bouncing between options, politely ask for an email summarizing the approved product details.