You can say a knife is dangerous because it can cut yourself with it.

Sometimes it's best to cut your losses and move on.

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you. 

A Cut Above lawn and landscape out of Andover is run by my partner Andrew.

Congrats on having the cajones to cut the chord.  

As for funding, hard money can cut into profits, but it’s useful for scaling quickly.

When 2008 -2009 hit we were forced to cut our quarterly payouts to reflect the problem loans.  

This contract includes an exclusivity clause to prevent your clients from bypassing you and going straight to the lenders to cut out your commission. 

You can keep it under control a little by keeping the grass constantly cut and nothing laying around the house on the ground..

I have mine really nicely furnished with good quality furniture and high end finishes (quartz, stainless steel appliances).