His legal advice saved the deal, because if I was left to my own remedies of "good faith" negotiations, I would have played all my cards and been forced to fold.

Learned from John Martinez and Never Split The Difference, specifically the deeeep anchor and accusation audit. 2) Having the right relationships/team to figure out how to fund great deals.Coronavirus is terrible and my heart goes out to all those impacted.

Forced appreciation is my favorite way to help investors make money with a buy and hold.

I believe the biggest disadvantages are purchasing at close to market rate and not being able to force appreciation. 

Right now I am thinking we wait this out, but wondering what those familiar with this market are thinking about the prices and how that impacts investment opportunities? 

For example, I will buy houses and add bedrooms/bathrooms or build ADUs in the backyard to "force appreciation". 

I would suggest maybe bringing the net figure that you calculate to your accountant and asking how that income would impact your taxes.

The guy is in the Air Force and is pending a medical discharge.

BP is a good place to brainstorm, but you should always have the deep conversation with your professional.Although it is cheaper to refi outside an LLC with a non-commercial mortgage, you'll want to talk to your professional about the impact this will have on LLC members who aren't on the mortgage, as they might not get debt-basis if only one member is on the loan.

This is a get out of jail free card for dishonest tenants.The only out for landlords is to sell and have the new owner move in, forcing an eviction.There's a good Times article about how small-time investors cannot be compared apples to apples with corporations/wealthy investors - and how moratoriums are hurting small landlords which is generally bad for affordable housing (strapped landlords will be forced to sell) - but I'm not sure if linking articles is allowed here.