I think better when I can get a variety of perspectives and am not siloed in my own little idea castle (mixed metaphor alert :)Brent your post is really interesting to me. 

Step 4: Hustle Like a Hive of Bees"Hustle like a hive of bees" is a powerful metaphor that encourages you to work hard and collaborate with others, just like the busy bees we all know.

I would actually want someone I had a relationship with and someone who didn't have a vested interest in any part of the investment (for example, the handyman will have a conflict of interest, as he gets paid every times there would be an issue).Personally, I'd find a family member, friend or someone else that you have a pre-existing relationship with, hire them as an employee or independent contractor and pay them to essentially take ownership of the property (in a metaphorical sense).

I don't know what it will sell for (again, a lot of this is new territory for us -- both metaphorically and literally), but we're hoping that we'll ultimately get a contract for at least $270,000.

Don’t bother talking to these crooks.You could also (metaphorically) ask why they don’t want to go through a title company.

It was then that I understood the metaphor of 'Pandora's box' quite figuratively as well as literally!

Think of the skier metaphor, a pro skier does not focus on the trees he’s zig zagging in between, he focuses on the space between the trees, otherwise he’d crash, his own fault, trees are always there. 

And I enjoyed all the awesome metaphors as well ;)

You metaphorically "turn the key" by buying the home, and your investment is done.

Too many just have a drill and think everything is a metaphorical screw.