Can you intelligently speak their language, whatever it is Java or C++?!

Would you burn the ships again, hindsight being 20/20?

I have worked with her for 6 years and don't necessarily want to burn any bridges, but at the same time want to legally arrive at the lowest tax bill possible. 

Everything you experienced with this tenant, let it burn into memory and let it be a lesson learned.

I'll be cash flowing enough to replace my income in about a year(or at the very least enough to cover my burn), and I want to 'retire' and go full time investing/flipping/hustling side businesses.

We have hard money to purchase immediately. Looking for 2-3 bedroom, 1+ bathroom in Oakland County, Michigan only. We need to build our network of wholesalers, so even if your current properties don't match this listi...

I've got $400,000 cash burning a hole in my pocket and you seem to know a lot about real estate. 

I AM the boss :) "If you want to take the island, you have to burn the boats" - leaving my job was burning the boats for me.

Then I agree with Greg, what's the urgency to pay out a low interest loan, when all the surplus money burning a hole in your pocket each month could be put to better investing use? 

Notable examples of folks being burned buying company stock at a discount include, but limited to, Enron, Worldcom, Lehman Brothers, GM and a whole host of other companies.Having worked in finance for a long time, I can tell you that no company is doing you a favor by letting you buy their stock (discounted or otherwise).