I need to start paying myself an income, but I prefer not to pay a monthly fee to a payroll company for one person.

So, if you sell them as a package you will be dealing with more sophisticated buyers which can be both good and bad.

Lastly I have in house staff of crews on payroll and skid steers and dump trailers and tools.  

I do all my own management, it's certainly not the most tech savvy way or sophisticated but it works for me. 

Currently my payroll is set up where we each receive a (very modest) salary. 

I believe we can.With a reasonable amount of staff on payroll, my hope is that we will save a lot of cash increasing efficiency by having a home base for operations.

FYI these are sophisticated investment companies that should have done their homework, but did not.

." ○ With the risk of sounding arrogant, b can generally figure out how sophisticated someone is as a real estate professional after chatting for a few minutes.

They want your business, and it does not pay for them to be a shark when they are dealing with a sophisticated clientele.

From your post, I can tell you already have a pretty sophisticated understanding of money, investing, and risk.The first point that I would make is that appreciation is great, but it is also speculative.