Perhaps there is a problem in your area with pests, and this is how they mitigate it.

Account ClosedThe seller may not agree to it but when presenting your offer, you as the buyer ,are entitled to add any contingency you feel is necessary to mitigate your risks.Or to price it in your offer.Purchase and sale agreement are mutually agreed and both parties determine the terms which are acceptable to execute the transaction.Go for it and remember, if you don't ask for it, you don't get it.

It would be better long-term for you to get a base level of capitalization going into each deal to help mitigate your risk.

Heres the thing and a major issue for smaller communities you have to pay to play in the FEMA guidelines and your community has to do flood mitigation again at their cost to get recognized by the government as built-in compliance.

Working with true private lenders requires the most patience and skill at presenting the risk-mitigating components of a loan.

Hi Account Closed that if a bunch of people saying there is a bubble then that mitigates and deflates it a bit.

How do you go about rationalizing the value and mitigating the risk?

Then I can mitigate my risk.

This can sometimes be mitigated by removing the fins from the new window and recessing the window into wall cavity given a reveal and more "historic" look. 

He can also follow, and see when that loan becomes 90, 120, and if the loan enters into a modification or mitigation status.