First of all happy holidays to everyone and I hope your new year is filled with love, health and wealth !

So he had his guys trespass my property and cut down a 60' Elm tree in perfectly good health.  

The boomers are downsizing from their big homes and getting health issues that force them into apartment living no steps

Not that you care but in my portfolio of hundreds and hundreds of doors and multiple companies we not only revitalize multifamily in the most challenging parts of cities, but I also run mental health and DODD group homes and my partner has one of the largest addiction treatment programs with transitional housing in our area.

I agree with Clayton's breakdown, I use very similar guidelines: 1) Health/safety, 2) repairs that if not attended to will further damage the house (like a missing gutter dumping water at the foundation) 3) cosmetic stuff, or things that will be repaired but aren't broken yet, like Clayton's water heater example.

Health is such an important aspect to maintain balance in your life in addition to relationships, business etc.

Even if I was in your situation, it makes absolutely no sense financially and I will illustrate this with a simple calculation.I don't know your age but I assume you are between 20 and 80, so 50 on average.

What about health & home insurance?

@Richard Herrera we love office and continue to buy it.I would check in with a local broker who specializes in office and has a subscription to Costar to assess the health of the market and where the demand and weakness is.We have been focusing on acquiring Class A office that has spaces that are easily demisable into smaller spaces.We have been acquiring these assets on pricing based upon in place NOI and occupancy in the mid 9 cap rates in our market.

“DEFECT” DEFINED: For the purposes of this contingency, a defect is defined as a structural, mechanical or other conditionthat would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the Property; that would significantly impair the health or safety of futureoccupants of the Poperty; or that if not repaired, removed or replaced would significantly shorten or have a significant adverseeffect on the expected normal life of the Property.