But, today, most judges are requiring a GAL anyway.

Now I am totally confused!  

The day after I gutted the basement I got really sick.

That's definitely a good exercise and one we've been doing more and more lately (and thereby selling and selling more these days). 

This could result in a bad tenant and thousands of dollars lost via eviction.It's better to have a vacancy than a bad tenant.

Now to be fair the company we are funding is a Civil engineering firm with deep experience..

Should it be a percentage of net profits, a fixed fee, or another structure?

A few days ago, one of the units experienced a toilet backup.

This will allow you to mitigate risk on the first property but also allow you to do a cash out refi on the second, so now you have access to tax free cash that you can do with whatever you please.

Now we are in 2025 and although I still own the trucking company, it has been an inconsistent pit that has technically brought me personally no profit.