They regularly come in 10%+ less than what the RE could sell for.A property should have the same appraised value regardless if it is being sold or being refinanced. 

The world has seen tsunamis, world wars and natural disasters, things have always normalized.

If you had regular operating losses for the previous years, including depreciation, and they were blocked by high income, they are released at sale for an additional loss.How to properly record all of it in the books is another conversation.Besides, if it's a single-member LLC and is disregarded for tax purposes, all transactions between the owner and the LLC have zero tax impact.

Thinking of trying to save maximum cash for when deals start showing themselves more regularly.

With regular cash flows over a five year period, it should be pretty quick to figure out, even on your calculator (as opposed to excel).

The company regularly has to fly her from NY down to Florida to run things because the qualified and reliable talent pool down here is so limited.

That's sort of like a sign that says "Free Beer and Food" and all you get is one Natural Light and a Slim Jim.

It's natural to see both buyers and sellers moving to the sidelines right now.

Sounds to me like these might be difficult tenants that don't pay on time or regularly. 

I would just use your regular name.