This amount represents a reasonable estimate of the actual damages the owner may suffer due to delay, and the contractor agrees that this sum is not a penalty."

He told us his hourly wage (when he hilariously tried to charge us money for him doing math to correct our "mistakes"), and so that $800 represented a 40-hour work week. 

It has almost zero benefit to have it to just represent yourself. 

And if you want to represent yourself, you must be licensed in the state where you are buying/selling. 

I have no intention to represent sellers or buyers, or ever list a property.

I would have to imagine folks who are competent enough to represent this type of value-add are typically focusing on larger opportunities than small to mid-size SFR portfolios.  

In 2023 before I invested any funds, each and every time that I spoke with their representatives, I asked as my FIRST question if Norada Capital Management had ever missed any interest or principal payments, and was always told the same thing by their representatives, that Norada had a perfect payment/reimbursement history.

The office space added represents a saving of $2500 a month I was going to pay in a lease for an offsite building for my expanding team and staff.

Checked it on zillow and coordinated with my realtor who represented me How did you finance this deal?

It is also risky when you consider that if you lose, you do not get reimbursed for legal fees.If you feel that you will win rather quickly, why not represent yourself?