While books have been written about asset protection that merely scratch the surface, most people can arrange their financial affairs by placing assets in certain protected “pockets”1.

I have a strong drive to succeed, as failure is merely a learning curve.1.

That's a decent rise in a mere eight years.Unemployment-wise, I know Kansas City is around 5% and St.

My tenants in the building are great people and I rarely hear from them-The property cash flows great despite it being on a mere 10 year loan. 

Rent control is needed to “protect” tenants from “greedy” landlords who would otherwise raise rents merely to get more wealthy.

--Eleanor RooseveltHappiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Merely provide your legal description along with your measurements from known points which establish that XX' of his road and shed are on your property. 

The only way I could see a company being able to do it for 5% (which is a mere $25/mo on a $500/mo apartment) is #1 - Scale (have a lot of customers paying that small fee); and #2 - Provide extremely limited/barebones service (nothing in person, so no showing of property, essentially they'd just be a call center that a tenant could call when they have a repair request and then the company would in turn call/dispatch a repair company to handle it). 

Just a mere month ago, I was ready to approach some banks to discuss financing a deal.

I would simply recommend to schedule a free inspection, which plenty of contractors offer, but make sure you find someone who is not merely trying to get you do a project and spend money.