ARK also charges a flat franchise tax on ARK LLC's and out of state LLC's every year, of $150.    

As of now Anaheim is not accepting permit applications for short term.

My guess is the 10% mark up because that's far less than any reputable GC will charge for their services. 

There were some costs involved for demolition, making an application and a survey coming in around $30,000.One of the best parts of this deal was the “return on time”.

We also have an operating agreement that states that I will be handling the daily operations and I'm basically in charge of the whole business.

I can only see the benefit of forming a self performing property management company if you believe you can be more effective on cost and service than the local 3rd property operators and even cost can be tricky to calculate because most focus on the management fee that's charged rather than the cost to put out fires when they do arise.

Find an Ohio lawyer to not only defend you on the government charges but to go after the contractor.How much real estate experience do you have?

An agent can provide information and guidance…an investor is still in charge of making the decision to buy or not.

Has anyone denied an application that they've already approved?

Any applications ?