So to compensate you, he should be paying an option fee reflective upon how long you will allow the property to be tied up. 

Bad tenants tend to not have self-reflection and are negative people, all around. 

Does anybody have advice on how to properly adjust our offer price to reflect the risk associated with these unpermitted alterations?

Hopefully it helps clear things up:"FICO gives you a 30-day grace period before certain loan inquiries are reflected in your FICO® credit scores.

You will have to changed deed to reflect the new entity. 

We are only sorry that this caused you to loose faith in us.We also pride ourselves in our customer service skills and professional attitude which is reflected in our online reviews.We treat all of our investors with respect and expect no less from them in return.If there is a problem there are ways of dealing with them - demeaning, unprofessional attitudes, and slander are not the way. 

I’m about halfway through a book called “Life’s Greatest Lessons” by Hal Urban and am at a moment for pause and reflection.

In reflecting on the bidding war that ensued, we believed it was the design scheme that created the buying frenzy.

I’m sure the seller feels the price reflects the building “as is”.....

(Question should be viewed as theoretical and does not necessarily reflect our true financial situation)