That *really* got my attention and I've had a mental file open on this subject ever since, always ading new information as it arrived. 

@Bill Hinshaw I like all your suggestions - getting rid of most of the brick will probably make me mental though.

Another option is that you could get a lawyer to say that he is not in the right mind set mentally and thus not capable of making decisions to support his own well being.

(I told him to but he said he would just eat the 100k loss as we had known eachother for a few years and he was dying mentally) It took him 10 years to get to these "great numbers" in Seattle we see today...

Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading back over it, reliving the sweaty palm wins, the heart sinking losses and more importantly, seeing the evolution of my mentality and how I dealt with the highs and lows of risk, wins and losses.With that said, I've set a challenge for myself to make $200k in equity over a six month period, June-Dec 2018, investing in a market that I know well but am not physically located in.Details are below - enjoy.Goals1) Buy (5) single family properties in 2018 and get them refinanced into long term mortgages2) Purchase under market and achieve a minimum of $40k in equity per property after all repairs are completed3) Cashflow $250-400/mo after expenses & debt service per propertyFunding1) A single line of credit established on an existing single family property2) Private money from existing private money lenders that I've worked with over the years 3) New lines of credit that I'm currently in the process of setting up on existing properties - probably will not be established until late AugustBackgroundI work in oil & gas and I’m currently on assignment in Mexico and will be here for another 10 months.

I think I will just call the commercial agent and gauge his interest in the properties.I don't quite get the "hold out too long" mentality.

With this mentality I wouldn't have won 30-40% of the properties I've flipped. 

Sorry, as a previous social worker, mental health worker, and personal trainer, my vocabulary is "client".

Not saying this is the case with me but I can see how landlords might get this mentality after many years.

To do that I am going to have to break thru the mental barrier of securing private money and credit partners.