They all invest in ultimately 4 week, 8 week, 13 weeks, 17 week US Treasury bills. and there is no risk of losing your money.

This was 3 years ago and the seller ultimately decided to refinance anyway because rates at the time were more favorable but I believe for illustration purposes, that's the conversation you can have with your lender.

I'd seen and been part of several conversations regarding single-color-paint-schemes, and I liked the look and idea of doing it, but after talking with my brother-in-law who owns a successful painting business, and my father, who owned a successful painting business, I decided to abandon the single color scheme.The primary reason behind our choice was what you mentioned.

Best to use actual numbers that you put together so you can make an educated choice.

The numbers for that look a bit better but ultimately not that great at all.

I know I need to do something with all of this untapped equity.What do you think are the best options for me to utilize this equity effectively, and why do you recommend those particular choices?

If all else fails, i'd look at the local laws to see what type of escalation is possible and have them take it from there.It's unfortunate for your tenant to be going through this but ultimately the situation seems to be out of your control considering you've already sought out a resolution on their behalf.

Make the counter offer, see what they say, but ultimately, if they tell you the same thing they’ve been telling almost everyone else, then my suggestion would be to just buy it.

It was a super-tight deal profit-wise for me anyway, but I assume I have no choice now but to back out?

Our ultimate goal is to locate a property that makes sense from investor's point of view, that has verifiable ARV, accurate estimate of repairs and right price for a buyer to profit from it.