It seems kind of harsh to stick him with the full bill as if we were renting the whole place out since we are in on the investment together, but at the same time I don't want to have to put in a lot of money for expenses for a place that I'm not living in and he is, especially since its supposed to be an income producing asset.

It was a little harsh, but still thank you. 

I think scammers is a bit harsh.

There is a lot of science out there showing how bad that particular chemical is.

Im sure you know that package plants are expensive to operate (skilled operator, sludge, chemicals, lab work...), have high replacement costs, and are subject to risk of increased regulations.

. $18,801.24/$90,000 = 20.89%I prefer you be harsh and tell me I’m a fool for committing $90k to this, if that’s the case.

I try to stay away from areas with harsh winters.

Sounds harsh I know.  

Harsh, but it's a VERY common issue with new investors - you spend all that time learning and reading and listening to podcasts and then it's like 'ok when do I actually DO something'.

Call chemical bank.