The Third Option. Your Final Hedge.

Loss mitigation and retail listing preserve leverage, but pressure can still build if a transaction fails or a Trustee Sale date approaches. The mistake most people make is waiting until that moment to search for alternatives.

The Third Option is structured in advance. Retail exposure remains the primary path, allowing the open market to determine value. At the same time, a parallel conversation with a reputable local investor establishes a defined backup if timelines tighten or escrow collapses.

The investor is not the strategy — it is the floor. Knowing that floor in advance removes forced decisions and clarifies your realistic net position under either outcome.

From that position, you are managing time instead of reacting to it. The only question that determines how aggressively this hedge must be positioned is whether a Trustee Sale has been scheduled.