While Arena calls his critics retrograde and implies racism (many of whom probably are), I personally find it understandable on a financial/psychological level that empathy diminishes when an event like that stands to decrease the value of the biggest investment (a home) you're likely to make in your life. 

I’m a married father of three (all under 5 yrs) with a good job and a spouse who likes the idea of financial freedom but is risk averse when it comes to investing.  

So, with that being said, by 32 I'm looking to create enough cash flow through buy and hold (SFH & Multi) and potentially house hacking to be financially free (not retired). 

I'm not privy to all their financial details so I can't really go into it much more than that.

The seller likely stands to lose much more than you do if you walk... make em fix it, but don't think for one second a smoker is going to "stop" smoking no matter what a piece of paper says.

It’s your place with your rules . it’s a serious matter, because it sets the ground work on where you stand and how you fIrmly plan to manage the property

If they intend to take advantage of you there is no reason you should not be enforcing your lease and benefiting financially.

I I didn't have a job at the time that this event happened, I would have been in real trouble.So I started investing time and money in my financial education and IQ.

They are financially sound, experienced, and have a local team of contractors to do work for them.  

It also gives many financial figures for year one and up to 30 years.