War Zones you'll get high rent to price ratios but after vacancy and other problems their cash flow can suffer and appreciation is very low to non existent. 

Lenders are pretty long-suffering when it comes to this because the last thing they want to do is foreclose.

The whole Emotional Support Animal thing has gotten way out of control, with people who have actual needs suffering the most.Yes, you can say no animals/no pets, but an ESA isn't considered a pet.

Or if he has some inventory to sell, then offer to take some inventory of the same value in lieu of the cash amount that you would have received in the closed transaction.Very interesting on how to handle this without making it worse, especially since he seems to be suffering from cash flow problems.Have your attorney provide some guidance.

Older centers not taken care of have suffered. 

It's easy to get distracted or suffer information overload at the beginning.  

Now, I have heard of investors being held to old offers and IMO they may have simply suffered some arm twisting by those involved and caved in but it is beyound reason to expect a potential buyer to make an offer and put life on hold for months due to a lender dragging their feet.

If you are so busy that you don't have any time for anyone else but yourself, your long-term relationships will suffer and it's usually not healthy.

@Mariusz BojarczukDo not suffer from analysis paralysis!

Another thing is, as you mentioned, letting them go clean means the next landlord may suffer, and that bothers me.