In my opinion, the Founder’s Letter written by Jonathan expressed values of: (1) Open Communication, (2) Actively Engaged Management, (3) Care for Each ClientAlthough RDU was stellar in getting me off the ground in my first real estate venture, about halfway into our relationship, I noticed that action on core values expressed in the Founder’s Letter began to wane.Most recent, after Hurricane Florence, I received a text message from Jonathan saying, “Your properties faired well during the storm”.

Same sentiment was expressed during the industrial revolution or when computers took off or when internet exponentially expanded, etc. 

I too was first deliberating whether an early termination would alter the original "expiration" of the lease, as per your interpretation of "expiration".HOWEVER, if this was the case, I cannot think of a scenario where the condition expressed in the halfsentence "... but not ... earlier than 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of a fixed-term lease" would come into effect.

If either doesn't pan out -- either the 1B deal falls though or the permits cannot be obtained -- they invoke the contingency and walk.Now, if the contract had express language concerning the settlement date being pushed back to allow for buyer to satisfy either of those conditions, that would change my opinion completely.

I can never express enough how great this community is.

My current tenants are great and have expressed an interest in helping me with the property management. 

@Ola DantisThis was my first attempt to express an opinion here in the forums about why it's probably not a good idea to get into real estate in your teens.

Please consider this example to express my point:Let's suppose the rental property is purchased for $200k by 2 foreigners in a general partnership.

It is easy to express interest in a rental listing. 

The person who had expressed serious interest did several tests and it was good to build on.