All I see is an ex landlord who likes her old tenant and doesn’t want to lose her apartment after a sale

Other investments will either be not liquid or run the risk of losing the principle in the short term.

I suppose a lot of that is a personal decision, but I don't know if i'm sitting on a "good rental" since I've locked in a lower tax assessment then usual for my town (believe it or not) and 8 years into principle in the mortgage, or if this is a "losing deal" vs the cash I should get.

I am losing money as this house is not finish yet.

I feel that im getting to know the larger players in the market by doing that. 

Our family loves great restaurants, entertainment, etc. and would find it difficult to lose access to that.No state income tax states get major bonus pointsWe love the outdoors. 

I guess if we are talking about situations where one is not making some of their payments, or unable to - then wouldn't it follow that an owner should ensure they are making their payments on their 50% leveraged property as they have more to lose in having it taken?

No, you cannot, there're very specific rules against it, despite the YouTube webinars encouraging you to deduct them (the symphony players lost a court case against the IRS trying to deduct their performance tuxedos)and so on.I know it's tempting to think you're sticking it to the IRS, but in the end they will stick it to you.

I'm honestly surprised that you seem so lackadaisical about this.Tip 2: Don't buy low-income, Section 8 rentals if you are a novice.Tip 3: Don't fool around with evictions if you are a novice or you'll end up with a lot of stress and losing a lot of time and money.

The seller is going to lose his $10k either way unless he does some "hiding" of the funds which still may not work in his favor.If he doesn't have title to the property, you won't be able to get it sold.