By choice.

I was graduating college and I either had the choice to start my own business or get a job.I really didn’t want to work for anyone else.

My first choice is to always go with a fixed rate of return...so say  10% on their money. 

Your choice, but I would just ask for an earlier move in date if possible so it is counted as rent and not deposit. 

I agree its hard to maintain disciplinary but we dont have a choice unless we want to die if and when a crash comes. 

While some contractors work on a 1099 basis, I worked as a W-2 for safe harbor reasons (the IRS has vague rules about who is a contractor and who is an employee -- picking the wrong one can get expensive for the parties involved when the IRS disagrees with your choice).I also had to learn how to live on a lumpy income stream as a contractor (if the agency didn't have a project for me to work on [no "billable hours"], I didn't get a paycheck).

When you show up with no agent I have a choice.

The good deals sell fast ,so if you see something your interested in analyze it using the calculators on bigger pockets and make a choice.

His choice.

If I have no other choice but to talk to an experienced GC.