Is the cost of retaining an in-house attorney still worth it?

Is saving the fee a PM charges worth the potential thousands in cost and headaches?

Sometimes it may just be that the seller thinks its worth more than it is and refuses to come down on the price.

If you aren't going to be living in CR full time as you try to execute the deal I do not think it is physically possible for you to obtain a loan from Scotia Bank and not worth your time to try because the rates are so high. 

And when the company you're suing has shut down and apparently has no money, is it even worth the effort?

Just remember: most negative reviews are written by problematic tenants.

The amount of equity I call pull is less than the cash I have but not significantly less.When doing this analysis it struck me that it may not be worth using a HELOC for the simple fact that the interest rate is ~9%* while the funds in my high yield account are only yielding ~5%*.

Only 100k for all your work barely sounds worth it, with all respect. 

If a bank has to pay out 5% to get deposits then they usually want 7% to lend back out or it's not worth their time.  

But always remember that RE is a risky venture, and you could go through years of less than stellar performance.