The service keeps telling me that no one will ever see the operating agreement, but if I were ever sued, I wouldn't want to have to produce it in court and have the judge claim it was a sham because it was set up for multiple members, when it's actually a manager-managed LLC with only one person in it.

@Kelly DeWinter it’s a shame that we’re all out here working for a living and people decide to steal.

It really is a shame that Houston utility providers don't seem to have a more elegant solution in place but alas, only so much that can be done.

Your friend should be ashamed of him/herself. 

It seems if we want to make this legal, we need to start from the beginning, which is kind of a shame because the structure is livable, so just wanted to see if we have any other options.

I do not know how medicaid works, but knowing the government they probably have 1st priority getting their money back, and the ability to lien anything they want.Its really a shame things are turning out like because this is a great property, and as soon as I buy it at 230k I have 40k of immediate equity.  

What a shame that these houses we are visiting are in the condition they are in..  

I’ll look into RUBS but I think I’m going to pass on this Duplex its a shame it because it’s a beaut.

It's really a shame that we have to pay so much taxes, its going to be really hard to grow your business if they keep taking half your income. 

It's a shame you lost it but it's water under the bridge now.There are two things you could do in the future to avoid this:1.