That's not something we want to get in to - emotionally or legally.Thanks to both of you for taking the time to reply.  

The temporary withholding of your exchange funds by the closing agent can complicate your 1031 Exchange if you have a replacement property already identified and ready to close. 

This helped with the security and safety emotional concerns in the interim.

Or maybe he is just emotionally tied to the building he has had for so long.  

I will continue to try to balance the everything, and make decisions based on numbers, not emotions.  

An higher emotional response to an emotional response gets you nowhere in these situations.  

If it's abandoned, it most likely is non-owner-occupied which will help you in that the seller may not be as emotionally attached to the property as he or she would be if it were their actual residence. 

Then I look for a way to change up what I'm doing or do something a little different, even if it is only temporary.  

Set up temporary alarm codes for your house.

Find their motivation and use that as a way to make the deal work.When identifying the deal, take emotion out of the picture and don't get any properties under contract if it doesn't make sense to the end buyer.