The agreed to service will be rendered and should be paid for and if that is not possible, then the amount owed is to be amortized.The landlords who are signaling to their tenants that they don't require full rent or any rent- are in for a rude awakening in the coming months.

The island was used for pork processing and lard rendering.

Suggest you consult your tax preparer or CPA who can render an informed decision in light of your investment strategy, your LLC activity, and your personal financial posture.

In addition, we have the ability to draw preliminary site and architectural plans, do virtual renderings, etc. 

On the examples you showed, it could be that they just understood that on average, most people have NO imagination, and cannot visualize what could be on that site without the plans, and renderings.

But since some of them sometimes change I'm wondering if it has something to do with back end rendering.

Juries have been known to render ridiculous verdicts and judgments based on small and rather technical violations of securities code.The way to mitigate the risk is to have a private placement memorandum, partnership agreement and subscription agreement produced by an experienced law firm, compliant with all requisite Federal and state regulations and "safe harbor" statutes.

This rendered me paralyzed.

I would JV with her, do the work, secure the debt of rehab w a mechanic's lien, have an option to buy x% of equity for $10 plus services rendered as consideration, record the option, sell the house, make a profit, win win.

This may be damage to one of the homes rendering it unlivable for a year.