I plan on doing the following:- Full gut demo - done- Extend third floor to rear of building envelope and raise ceilings.

This resource covers FEDERAL fair housing law, but I think some states (especially tenant friendly ones) may extend protections further and may even eliminate some of the exemptions.

Hold your nerve and don't slash prices unless you're seeing some extended time without bookings.

It helps that we don't allow transactions to pile up throughout the year.Most of our Clients before having us do their books would have to extend every year and some even went multiple years without filing tax returns.

He did try to work with me by extending my time from 6 month to a year which led me to ask him question about his turnover rate and success rate of his mentee.

I will caution you that if they pull something like this and you immediately start offering any concessions as is repeatedly addressed above - this type of personality will make note of that and the threats will be ongoing for the duration of their tenancy.

They didn't extend loan maturities because they were looking out for borrowers--and the moment they feel the market is strong enough for them to liquidate the asset they will foreclose and/or force a sale to recover as much principal as they can. 

What type of MEP work are you putting into the design for getting the sewer, water, power, and internet (assuming you're not extending gas) to the inside of the building? 

.: My wife and I are considering getting a home closer to her family to stay in for extended periods and holidays.   

Debt isn’t bad, but you need to manage it and not over extend it.