What are the strengths and weaknesses of the different alternatives? How do they compare?

The Vernon Properties The Asher family held two properties in Vernon. Vernon was a quiet town in the Okanagan region of British Columbia known for farming and wine production. Vernon was considered a retirement community and was a popular destination for investors seeking leisure properties. These investors typically came from Alberta, which had experienced an economic boom between 2004 and 2012 that was driven by high oil prices. However, with the fall of oil prices from over $105 per barrel to recent levels of around $50 per barrel, the real estate market in Vernon had become soft. The Vernon properties were not currently listed on the open market, and their market values were fairly close to the original purchase prices. While Aziz wanted to sell these properties, Ali knew that his father was not desperate and that he would not accept a loss. As with the Kamloops property, Ali believed that the Vernon properties were a long-term hold. The Vernon properties were not completely vacant land. Collectively, they had three small houses that were tenanted and generated a combined rent of around $2,500 per month. This was not enough to cover the mortgages of the two properties, so family members used the annual loss on these properties as a tax write- off. Servicing the debt on the Vernon properties was not posing a problem for the family, at present