Often times with assisted living the party you are dealing with is a state contractor, however I have seen situations where the contractor is merely acting on behalf of the disabled person and you sign with the disabled person directly.

Any counter-arguments or proof that what I'm saying is merely just "conspiracy theories, misinformation and nonsense"?

There are certain subcontractors that we use who contract directly for investors with a 50% deposit (much cheaper than we would be) but they are well respected, set up to get in and knock out the work (no handholding and such), giving a company such as them a 50% contract for a properly prepared contract and scope of work I don't think I would consider a risk.That being said, 50% is a large down payment, you should be comfortable and trust your contractor if you are putting this much down, every situation will be different, I'm merely saying that 50% deposit's aren't a risk if done properly and with a trustworthy partner.

even if it's a mere $500 more might be all that it takes

If they're so motivated to sell that they're willing to sell below market value, what advantage is it to them to go with someone who merely might want to buy?

Either the sellers are merely overvaluing their properties.

It makes me wonder if something happened.I don't mind asking her to pay until I can find a new tenant, but it'd likely be difficult to show the place merely because there is soooo much stuff in there.

Your failure to perform has cost me X hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost profits, but I'm willing to settle this matter for a mere 100k and a return of my deposit."

Now the bad everyone of the homes i went in needed extensive repaires and the mere thought of moving out an older generation didn’t sit well, plus the opioid problem but most of the tenants are in manufacturing factories.

The advantage is merely to have the properties together for ease of billing and management.