. :)Don't act like you need the deal to survive.

At all times during the term of this Agreement and as of Closing, Seller's representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement shall be true and correct and they shall survive Closing.

@David Krulac - Nice post - as I mentioned above  - the 1% brokerage shops never survive here because the process is incredibly time consuming and complicated.  

We have a five member board of directors and are required bylaw to undergo a financial audit every fiscal year.Every penny we bring in from rents is crucial to our very survival - for a multitude of reasons.

The other names on title, non surviving, will require research to see if they had a will or heirs of their estate as this property may be part of their estate. 5.

Yeah "if it ain't broke don't fix it"... but running a business with heavy competition STANDING out is essential to surviving. 

So the theory is that survival mechanism was passed down genetically very rapidly.- “Gene activity responds to your lifestyle — your thoughts, your feelings, your actions, your stress levels, your diet,” Tanzi, a neuroscientist at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital Nope, you can’t modify the DNA sequence that’s passed on from your family.

Good way to hedge against a bust is make sure you have enough equity/cash flow to survive against a bust. 

The more you do the less they will do and the easier way to go.Always remember to do a math analysis and try to look at prospective properties before you make an offer or at least have a clause in the sales contact that allows you the time (usually about 10 days to make a detailed inspection without a penalty that you can survive.  

You see it on here all the time "How I suckered a little old lady out of $265K of her equity and now she eats cat food to survive".