The primary things keeping it alive are the dam, the medical community (one of the top athletic doctors in the nation works there) and a Google research facility.

Hopefully for you - it was medical debts and cash flow problems and the house is in good shape!

Since it was a closed business I was only able to get  $6000 triple net lease. this lessee is a gasoline supplier and once he gets approval to install gas at location, will exercise his option to buy at appraised value.

The “optionprice” is decided upfront and put in the contract, which means should the tenant decide to exercise the option to buy, they have agreed to buy the property for a set price.

I cannot give the tenant buyer a rental credit or deduct any portion of the monthly payments from the sales price if they decide on their own to exercise their option to purchase?

Plus I could use some exercise - the new rehabbers diet plan ;)

Many times when you do one of those two "reality check" exercises, you will discover that the person making the claim.... well, is a little off. 

So, search that thread and understand where your liabilities can be dealing on either side with an elderly person.Next, even being older, they are more likely to have medical issues, often they will get into a situation where they may need to sell the note in order to pay medical costs or qualify for benefits.

Are they not paying their utility bills or just medical or credit card dept or a big bankruptcy from buying wrong place/ wrong time?

I just can't get my head around ever purchasing something so useless.As a side note, everything in my general area is expensive due to high property taxes and regional demand (with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Lebanon & White River Junction crossroads).