You know she still has the same issues but causes one to pause and briefly reconsider if it’s worth the trouble. 

In other words, not guaranteed.So, something does not quite add up for me on the dealer/lender side - which would give me a pause if you were my client and asked for my endorsement.Also, you're trading deferral of capital gain tax for a 6.5% discount plus possibly income tax on the interest payments that are not yours to keep - phantom income.

The boom/bust cycle of CA powder skiing was the one thing giving me pause.  

Phrase it that, "I really prefer a MTM lease, it makes it a lot easier when situations change if you need to move out [pause], but if you'd rather we can write it up as a regular 1 year lease".

You have to disclose, and most retail endbuyers will RUN away when they hear the word sinkhole.Only time I would ever even consider it if it was a buy and hold that I could get at a steep discount, and rent for enough cash flow to justify the risk....and could get a full inspection/review of the foundation remediation work done....and even then, I would pause.

You should absolutely charge something, because  it will be eye opening how many tenants get pets if there are no immediate financial cost.. think of the fee as a "Pause" button you make tenants think through the process more!   

If the exterior gives you pause, you might  need to check in with the tenants yourself, require them to clean up, make repairs etc.

Those proudly sporting scary looking tatoos do cause me to pause.

Maybe it's time to pause a moment to focus on getting him inline with your vision first, it probably won't work if you have a partner who's constantly building road blocks for you. 

That in itself ought to give a person reason for pause, because just because one set of laws says ok, that doesn't mean you can't be punished under another set of laws (think about the drug laws on the state and federal levels for example).There are two exemptions for which New Jersey allows a broker to perform an appraisal (BPO).