Some people are driven by different emotions and the bottom line isn't their main focus.

If you are going to let the emotion of a personal story get to you (which I am not saying as an insult) and compromise your criteria, hire someone to fill the unit for you so the emotion is taken out of the equation.

I have heard that accepting partial payments in most states can weaken your eviction case if it comes to that.Would there ever be an instance to accept partial, given you give the tenant a receipt etc, indicating partial payment and balance due?

Rational vs Emotional choice:Quick answer: Go with the Arm.

I don't know if cat pee is worse, but my manf. home had pee-saturated sub floor (so bad some parts later weakened & cracked.First coat of Kilz did wonders, 2nd coat completely sealed it (don't remember if it was oil or water based -- both are fantastic).

She doesnt have much money or credit for that amount of a house at least or prob for any house at all.Its bringing up the emotions that you are kicking me to the curb etc since she built up this airbnb business that works for her  (( also have a reverse 1031 I am trying to get in the timelines for)

She wanted to help her friend finish a project but that's an emotional decision and emotional decisions have no place in business.

Why get emotionally involved with their decision?

I'd love to write a long response as this is a topic of interest to me, but I'm short on time right now so I'll keep my thoughts brief.In general, the commercial sector is wrestling with the mess it's in due to property depreciation that has affected many states, declining business revenues, and borrowers who are often in a weakened financial state.To add to the problem, you have lenders who are dealing with fixing their balance sheets, trying to get rid of toxic assets, and in some cases, being watched/managed by the FDIC.When you factor in the billions of commercial paper that is coming due just this year alone, you have a real mess.However, banks seem to be more willing than before to take a haircut on a loan if they really want it off their books.

Yes, follow up is the "responsible adult" thing to do, and it is the ethical thing to do, I am just a bit nervous because they are not really motivated from what I can discern because the are emotionally attached to the property and believe it is worth tons of money.