Not only is he real estate attorney with deep roots here in the city but he is also an investor with over 10 plus rental properties himself.

Perhaps some constructive feedback might help prevent them from being that which you loathe so much.

The tenant originally had someone on the lease that was going to rent out the basement but when it got flooded his tenant left and asked us to reduce the rent by a 1/3 for the rest of the year b/c he lost his tenant  vs. fix the basement problem but we decided to fix the basement problem b/c we are in it for the long run.We want to be fair to the tenant and keep him comfortable but to prevent from being taken advantage of.

,crazy bet:-eastern european-former miner-former military roots (military green helmet in one picture)-loved mountains (all the crazy shaped wood inside/outside the house)-copper....

So i'd give it back and be glad I avoided a flakey potential tenant or larger problem...And maybe look at the details and timing of your signings to prevent this in the future.

Question... what prevents someone from breaking contract and selling to a better offer if they have not much to lose.  

This prevents multiple submission for a particular risk with conflicting information.

@Kelly G.The only thing I can think of is paying someone from a nursery to come and put some kind of special goop on the cut branches to prevent damage to the trunk.  

Again, assuming you are working with an investor friendly lender, with minimal/no overlays, that does the arithmetic correctly.Some lenders have overlays preventing all this. 

Hi All - I'm originally from the Springs, and while I still have roots there I have been away quite a while.