Or should I just leave well enough alone and fill the empties with repos, increase lot rents minimally, and enjoy the ride?

All the guys that were working with us started riding him about it, but he explained two things to us.First, don’t mess with a Ranger.

Otherwise I'd just ride it out if they're asking for a reasonable extension, and you think they'll be able to resolve whatever the issue is.If it were me, I'd be cautious about biting off my nose to spite my face by walking away. 

Live beneath your means, cut back where you can, ride out unemployment as long as you can and make REI your full time job.

Ride his coat tails from beginning to end.

Better still, the tenants would figure out they're not getting a free ride for 5 months and will simply pay the rent. :-)If only I could be governor for the day in this crazy liberal state.

@J Scott Charles Village neighborhood gain 37% in the past 10 years in total and lost 19% in the past 5 years(Neighborscount.com).Considering the unemployment rate going down in the past two years in Baltimore and the market in general I thought it's a good idea buying now and enjoy the ride in the next couple of years.Does that makes sense?

Just riding.

Let it ride and hope he's honest or risk pissing him off and losing the deal?

People also want to ride the winning train, so options allow you to sell to anyone/everyone.4.