Hiring a lawyer sounds expensive, but it is way cheaper than hiring a amateur (in this case yourself) who costs you money and provides no results (and then you need to hire a professional anyway).My personal philosophy is to "do it right, or do it twice" and its way cheaper to do it right once. 

But the moment you say "well that sounds awesome, can you get that over to me in writing" it instantly turns into uhm's ah's and but's. 

Sounds like you are in a pretty strong financial position.

Sounds so appealing but it can all be done without any Guru!!!

Sounds to me like an investor turned down the deal because after finding out the actual payoff, suggesting the numbers are not investor worthy.

Sounds crazy, I know.

@John Cooper, it sounds like a normal tenant and a difficult landlord.

Here is what we have found and I will probably catch some heat for some of the things I have to say, because it does not sound "investor-friendly".

Prioritize tackling critical issues and beefing up security to keep your property safe and sound.

Sounds like you learned a ton along the way.