Would you rather spend a half an hour on a phone call, and under $200 to fix a small issue now, or the other end you people being slum lords and not handling YOUR responsibilities in owning, renting properties????

I just don’t want to spend more money chasing something that will never happen.

LLCs require additional filing fees and tax returns and just complicate things.

Spend the time now reading and learning so you will be ready when you have the down payment for your house hack.

Foundations are tricky because there are usually multiple ways to address something and foundation contractors like to scare people into spending the most possible. 

I also like to use incidental insurance as an additional layer such as Waivo to cover items.

Operators tell me that the objection to the costs are from the children of the elder who don’t want mom to spend down her savings, fearing that she will run out of money and that there will not be any left to pass down to the kids.

In addition, 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediaries are generally not required to be bonded, insured or maintain any other form of minimum equity capitalization.

Since you have no contract, there is nothing that says you do not have to pay if you are not satisfied, and your spreadsheet would seem to indicate you owe him the money.Similarly, since you paid him for previous work on the spreadsheet, and the spreadsheet shows you owe him for additional work, your argument is not very strong.

An addition of soil, a swale, or a French drain may be necessary.● Part of the patio on the east side of the garage has a negative slope.