The twist is that the second one is a historical property that has been in my family since 1957.

Interesting twist!

I try to gently let tenants know that each fall/winter, in an really old graystone, there are probably going to be some occasional incursions.

The company that owns the property has loans, so I want to refi the house and use the cash to pay off the company's loans so the debt is attached to the asset it belongs to.I know that in the twisted logic of the banking world, a 12-month lease in the middle of an eviction moratorium is a safer bet than an escrow account that ALREADY contains the money owed by the respective tenants through the end of the year, guaranteeing the rent will be paid.. so how do other people do it?

I’m last inspection and estimating repairs to negotiate and need a quote to repair a twisted beam

People have twisted evictions into something evil that landlords do to innocent tenants.

I would be gentle at first and remind him how long it has taken and Your willing to be easier to communicate with and make quicker decisions!

However, here's a couple twists that might work.1.

I’d pass and let the seller twist in the wind on this one, they sound greedy and unreasonable.

New twist on "show me your balance sheet and I'll show you mine".