(Lockbox on site) every morning I reiterate the contract/addendum they signed and tell them every morning how many days they have left before we will be bringing in dumpsters to haul it all away.

Does he have a favorite toy you can distract him with?

Had to rent a U-haul and get cleaning supplies and got my hands dirty.

What will the costs be to tear down and haul off the house?

it sounds like taxes would be greater in the long haul.  

Getting started at 25 will pay rich dividends over the long haul, wherever you invest (for the most part).For something a little closer to home, how about McMinnville or Salem?

I have never made an application and don't think I need to. Yes

Although I love these things, I don't like the noose around the neck feeling of the debt and many years of hard work to pay for the toy that loses its value quicker then you can pay them off.  

I am in this for the long haul, so building lasting relationships is very important to me.

Once you are sure that you and your partner are in the real estate game for the long haul, then you may want to establish a business entity.As far as taxes are concerned, the partnership LLC and the S-corp LLC are both pass through entities and pass through entities tend to be tax neutral.