Hi Christopher, Have you considered tax liens, property preservation or house cleaning?

Retail & office spaces will have to reinvent themselves/repurpose their use, the momentum investors are driving market sectors like tech through the roof, people are moving from stocks to gold and silver, or real estate, which then leads to market analysts posting all sorts of mixed messages about best strategies for growth and preservation.

Keep in mind, precious metals are not really investments but rather tools for wealth preservation against currency fluctuations. 

Or, take the loan to preserve your cash position (which may do better in the stock market at least right now).Sorry to answer your question with a bunch of questions, but I hope by thinking this through it helps you make an informed decision.

These engineering surveys are a tremendous tool to maximize accelerated depreciation of your building investment to preserve wealth!

I'm fine with putting a down payment in cash, I more so am wanting to preserve as much of my capital as possible though since I use it for cash flowing in other vehicles.

Even if it costs a little more to get a longer term, it is better to do that to preserve your DTI and thus your borrowing power.

It will relieve them of the financial burden/not having to stress about their credit score, and it will definitely preserve your relationship with that person. 

For now, I don't know if it's worth it to you to preserve your tenants or not. 

I reached out to the owner directly and structured a deal whereby I 'offered' more than his asking price, but had him pay maximum allowable closing costs so preserve as much of my cash as possible for repairs.