The knife can hit lots of arteries and muscle groups whereas a gun unless hitting a specific target exactly can have more limited damage.

@Jon Hill1 Buy 220 units in 2020 @ 852 Make $500k+ income @ 300k3 Exceed 15k month passive , @ 10k 4 Drop 10 lbs fat gain 20 lbs muscle 5 increase net wealth 1m+.

That risk muscle is something that has to be built.  

At the closing table he was wearing ratty old jorts: jean shorts cut off at an in appropriate height on his 80 year old thighs, and a dirty muscle T that must have been purchased from Woolworths for 15 cents in 1950.

Its that, or get some muscle to help you move in and secure your property.Buy the property with the contingent that outside of closing costs and one dollar, all money from the sale is held in escrow until the property is vacant.

@Jordan Workman nice work exercising your "deal analyzing muscle" - practice makes perfect, and being able to quickly vet the financials on these deals is an essential skill for any investor.