While I believe that breed-specific legislation is wrong, I also believe that, if you own a controversial breed, then you need to be an extra-responsible owner.  

Simultaneous to that, negotiate price reductions to the greatest extent possible because of this extra cost you are incurring. 

Lets say you needed $100k in financing at 12% + 2 points and it took you a year to rehab and refinance that is an extra $14k + closing costs.2. you mention roof is 18-20k.

The goal is to minimize unnecessary usage and prevent extra costs, rather than blindly paying whatever bill comes in.

At this stage you're probably better off investing that extra money into your primary business activity.What part of CA are you in?

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Is that available to scale up and if there are investors,  resources to manage that side if the business.I imagine a $60M/year Lending business will need systems in place and more than 1 extra person.

He is always having issues, confrontations, ongoing drama and the like.....You just provide an excellent service and smart people will pay extra.