I'd like to exit my current agreement and work with someone else, but that sentence gives me pause about how to proceed.

I would also bet if you paused and look at your tax return to see what your  Taxable income line says you could google and see what rate you'd be at.

That said, you don't want to over analyse the deal and get super paralysed 🤒When you do your DD, make sure that you use Business Days that are based on the Seller's performance on a particular hurdle, say the days start to count when you receive a document and is paused upon request of further material information.

I regret not buying properties, but not buying them.The only thing that gives me pause in your situation is that you don't have a lot of free time. 

And he can be a rather intense/pushy person, so the thought of partnering for this does give me pause... 

Recently I received a postcard with a google image of our rental house on the front, definitely caught my eye and I paused to read it.

Don’t get me wrong though, there’s always a pause on the phone .

@Caleb Heimsoth the only hold up is everyone keeps beating in my head "NEVER SELL..." which is giving me pause.

If during a climbing market relying on SOLD comps is effective, you have to take other types of comps into consideration when a market is slowing/pausing, like it is now, and instead really focus on what is going on NOW, what is pending, compare listing to pending price to give you an idea of what the price trajectory is and how quickly inventory is moving.

I want to be able use it like listening to an audio book ie 1) to be able to pause and get back to exactly to where I stopped, even when the app is closed, 2) to be able to fast forward/backward say 30 seconds.