On renewal I would do market rent and whatever you want to give for disruption and noise give it as a gift card or some similar not a reduced rent. 

I didn’t sign because their aggressive desperation for me to sign up was a huge turnoff and ultimately it felt like they wanted my credit card number more than anything else (which I’m sure is the case).

Savings, credit cards How did you add value to the deal?

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I would refund after recapturing whatever amount I had to take as a reduction as a result of the cancellation and I would cover any real costs I incurred as well (credit card fees, etc).

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I would definitely plan on using credit cards for any purchases when I would go to keep a paper trail.

That should be cheap enough to literally put on a credit card.

Click submit, provide a credit card for $350, and in 3 days you have an approved LLC, registered with the state.  

It’s still passive if you play your cards right?