This is definitely a gray area. 

Quote from @Chad Gray: You shouldn't sign a contract with a 5K EMD if you don't have it or at least know where you can source it. 

Choosing to do something unique like live/work gets complicated because it inhabits very gray areas in zoning or code requirements, and when your team isn't experienced with the concept there's a lot of if/then (if we go strictly commercial we have to do xyz, if we go live/work do we have to designate how much area is work?

Hey @Jack Gray do you work at JAC?  

@Glenn Gray - yes, that is correct:Galvanize1062 Delaware St, Denver, CO ?

Wholesaling is just one strategy we teach and we show other ways to do it that are perfectly legal and don't fall into a gray area.   

Real estate investing has a lot of 'gray area' What I'm saying is in most cases it's illegal to accept a commission without being a licensed professional. if you over complicate the thinking from the beginning you'll talk or think yourself out of deals out of habit later on.I'm not sure I can simplify my previous post, but if your still overthinking it, I can try to paint a picture for you.Also don't be so anxious about getting your reale estate license!!!

Nicholas Gray Welcome to the forums.

Nicholas Gray Some of this dialogue is really around "pick your metric".

I've painted my rentals and flips in a Lowe's Valspar Dover Gray.