My best advice is make sure you (or your manager) are screening tenants very carefully on the front end, as they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

That sounds like a conditional commitment, and I see two ways to go on this:  1. get repair estimates and negotiate with the seller to leaving an escrow for that, (you can't do work on a property you do not currently own) or 2. tell your current lender to pound sand and get yourself another bank that is more reality-based.

If you're not sure which you need its smart to consult with an attorney to prevent any unwanted costs in the future.

If something befalls you, find someone else to blame and get your pound of flesh. 

Staying consistent, pounding the pavement, direct mail, phone calls, word of mouth.

Remember to screen your applicants well, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 

For instance I might have a goal of losing 20 pounds.

That is when the landlord could possibly also ask for personal financials and if commercial business financials as well as personal.There is a difference between having the cash and not wanting to spend the cash as a tenant and TRULY having losses and little reserves and needing the landlord to do a temporary workout.I think residential 1 to 2 property landlords and also residential agents could get pounded with this downturn.

. $25.00 minimum plus $1.00 per month per pound adult weight over 20 pounds is not unheard of.

Any strong seller won't take a fire sale and will go tell the lender and buyer to pound sand.