The 34-year-old owner of the business told me, he could not send employees to do the job, because he would lose money!

I have a deal that may be in jeopardy in Polson MT.  We have been through 2 months of appraisals with 2 different appraisers both of which have refused to appraise our property because they claim that there is a lack ...

I don't want to lose out on any of them as they will probably sell to someone else if I don't get them.

So if your equity is now say 40% of the gross value, then you lose 15% of your equity in exiting the investment via a sale (because the transaction costs are magnified for your equity).

Ultimately, I feel losing my leash to W2 will allow me to entertain areas I previously didn’t have time for, or focus more time on my current REI path.

I have a deal that may be in jeopardy in Polson MT. We have been through 2 months of appraisals with 2 different appraisers both of which have refused to appraise our property because they claim that there is a lack ...

You will lose money.

As everyone above has advised to increase the rent and welcome the tenant to move out, I would advise taking a different stance at least in the beginning by asking yourself what you are prepared to lose over $80. 

So you still lose your rentals if they have million dollar policies.

What happens if your holdings lose 50% of its value over the course of a week?