The more leveraged you are the more vulnerable you are to market collapse like in 2008. 

Additionally, we have installed thermostats on the supply piping in the most vulnerable section of the basement which automatically turn-on the heat wrap if the temperature of the pipe drops below 1-2C.

Second lien holder's are in a vulnerable, an unwillingness to communicate when there is a feasible solution????

My  plumber stated  the height of it made it vulnerable  to breaking/cracking off.

Im not sure what your question is but, my friend, between the prices, required cash to make them go and vulnerability with regulations, you (we) need to go out of state. 

It puts the lender in a vulnerable position, because the bank is going to take 1st lien position.  

I think that a professional opinion on how the business is being run, its vulnerabilities, how to protect against the downside, etc, could all be of benefit at this stage of scaling the business.

I feel as if this could be a low risk opportunity to get my feet wet in the business without putting myself in such financial vulnerability.

However, it made me realize that I was so vulnerable depending on a job and it is something that I want to change aggressively over the past year or two.

So we definitely need to be reasonable with it but also not leave ourselves vulnerable to disrespectful guests.