Steve Shade wrote:I see nothing greedy, disloyal or improper about accepting a five year lease since he has to pay taxes, maintain the building, and possibly a mortgage if it sits empty.
Well, it wasn't sitting empty. Annette was making the monthly payments and running the business. That's not in doubt.
Beyond that, I already said this:
Some dude apparently just flapping his gums wrote: if I were ever in a commercial sale negotiation, I'd try my best to look beyond the landlord to the previous lease-holder to ensure that full communication was taking place and that no one was going to get a nasty surprise.
Should I have used smaller words?