Overall COVID-19 has been a non-event for my office.

You should really read the lease, its probably going to explain what happens in the event of a delay of occupancy.

We don't know where this "black swan" event truly is heading and how bad it will get.  2.

Elizabethtown will give you a quiet nice small town vibe with all kinds of town events.

If it gets really bad out there it would be nice to have the cash cushion especially if job loss occurs.

•Record a 2nd mortgage, foreclose anything that comes behind you•Record a memorandum clouding title•In your option to buy put in a clause that says in the event of foreclosure/bankruptcy you may make loan current and the redemption rights are automatically assigned to you•Get a quit claim deed when you sign the option, if there's problems record the QC•Get a POA from the POA to sell, market, collect rents, handle the banking, insurance, mortgage etc.

When I sign or renew a lease, I just add two calendar events to my google calendar. 

Of course, does a closing ever occur without hitches.  

@Greg GangleSection 85 in the Canadian Tax code is a rollover which will allow you to transfer a property held in your own name into a company, which is owned by you, without an immediate taxable event. 

Agree with @Jay Hinrichs     I'll say this in my own way:  Deep discounts during the GFC occured because lots of properties went bank to the banks, combined with bank lending freezing up.