I like your idea of holding the property.

This means attracting businesses that provide jobs within the city and creating more shopping options.

Fortunately for me the business is horribly mismanaged so there's plenty of value-add opportunities.  

Any idea what extent of damage has to occur for the "Force Majeure" to apply? 

I got the blank stare of death from the nice lady at the office who had no idea what I was speaking about.

I just read an interesting article on Business Insider about the potential resurgence of home flipping and the BRRRR method.

Noteworthy, and Coincidentally, my gf will run her own business out of the owners unit we intend to live in.

Either way, I'd highly recommend that you be cautious with the above mentioned in this post.I didn't like the idea of giving the money up front and no guarantee to close. 

From a bookkeeping standpoint, this makes everything a lot easier as long as each financial account is used the way it is supposed to be used (no commingling).I would just caution you to think about the functionality of that structure within your day-to-day business operations before pulling the trigger on it.Make sure you're keeping things as simple and efficient as possible.

This is a great idea and you should partner with your friend GC.