Good luck on this one, you may be fighting a losing battle, since the new tenant can't get gas, and that's ultimately your issue. 

However, if there are defects in the origination, which sounds like there probably are, you could have an uphill battle.  

Finding a good agent to work with can sometimes be half the battle.

Use logic and pick your battles, just like a marriage. 

It comes back in on the tenant's cloths.I don't smoke, don't like cigarette smoke, and I like to pick those battles with my rules that I can easily win.

That has value that becomes monetary once the acquisition through these alternative financing means has taken place through the cash flow.I do agree with Bill that you may have an uphill battle convincing a 60 year old to go for a 30 year note, but not impossible.

This tenant needs to understand they must take care of your investment, and that you will fix reasonable repair requests, but not those that were avoidable or caused by their carelessness.I understand what others are saying about picking your battles and being nice if she's a good tenant, but in my experience, that approach backfires when you set precedents that are hard to un-do.

You truly have to pick your battles.

You can have damages for them failing to perform.While you can have filing options to cloud title, any can be removed ultimately and if they decide not to sell, such a filing is useless as they are still in possession.You can get nasty, fight, threaten suit (and if you do you better follow through) to motivate a seller, but you can't force their hand to sign any deed.Usually, if they really can't be motivated to sell, take the damages and walk away, it could be more than you'd make on a deal, especially after legal battles. :)

If you're willing, you can help get a sliver of South Sac back on it feet and reap the rewards.Check out my BP blog for suggestion and battle field lessons.