Here is the property backgroundProperty - pair of 8 unit brick buildings (16 units total)  Purchase price $490,00014 two bedroom, 2 one bedroom, one coin-op washer and dryer per buildingNeeded - Roof (and 92 sheets of plywood) as well as properly running ducts from the stove to prevent premature failure of roof again ($40,000)Needed - Landscaping to properly grade around buildings to prevent future water damage and to remove two unsightly mounds of dirt left by previous owner (to come into compliance with the city) ($3700)Bummer - washing machine was working great, and the bearing went out.  

Quitting your day job might be premature.

This agreement may be prematurely abrogated and invalidated by a newer contract with similar effect or may be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties at any time.

I've started an LLC, maybe prematurely, thinking I'd be able to somehow keep a mortgaged rental in it to shield my personal assets.

As to your questions on my options for ending a lease early:  1) my lease's "one-money" buyout (#2) is a sum-certain amount which ends a lease prematurely. 

It is premature to know what will happen, because congress has to get support for an actual bill. 

This strains the compressor and can cause it to burn out or wear out premature.

The new refrigerant R410 when expose to air containing chemicals found in some typical household cleaners can cause the copper coils to fail prematurely.

I have seen this go wrong by others in the past when the other person dies, or tries to exit the deal prematurely, or doesn't pull their weight.

Sometime it is worth taking a little more time to find the right deal than jump into a bad one prematurely.