They aren't often found together, most of the time they are one or the other.If you are fundraising, and you are a good marketer, you are going to make your offering sound amazing.If you are a good operator, you are going to talk about risk and assumptions and markets and variables...stuff that doesn't sound amazing at all but shows that you are prudently acknowledging those elements of the business and, if you are a really good operator, have a plan to address them.I guess that's why I suck at marketing...

Make sure the lease clearly stipulates the security deposit and do not acknowledge receipt of the SD until you actually have it.

A couple years ago they acknowledged that they will allow LLC vesting for asset protection when the original borrower owns the LLC.

In other words, they acknowledged they had problems - but for some reason I am responsible for addressing their “growing pain issues”. 

He seemed stumped despite acknowledging banks often offer construction to permanent financing of 75% LTC up to 75% LTV (In some instances even 80% LTC up to 75% LTV, although many banks adjusted their criteria due to market uncertainty).

So, even though the affect it has on my finances are woeful and I and along with many others end up paying way more than the actual costs, I still acknowledge that society is probably better off for the policy.

Show a little more sophistication.And inexcusable stupidity would be the retaining of an attorney without the necessary background due diligence,the self acknowledged ignorance is exclusively your's my friend. 

I also acknowledge that this is pretty arbitrary on my part.  

Now you can acknowledge that they do it wrong and don't care or you can do something about it.But "a great experience", does not count here!

I have sent him a "Non renewal note" and he has acknowledge receiving it.