I run the land brokerage arm at Newmark in Houston and sell development sites primarily.

No PM wants the state digging into their records, so it will usually force them to contact you and negotiate a settlement and make your complaint go away.If that doesn't work, then I recommend you contact an attorney.

Mine are still young where I don't want to force direction but rather see how they react to things.

Nothing feels forced.

We have found that setting our expectations about what we want is helpful (financial performance, level of renovation we can handle, forced equity opportunities, number of bedrooms, etc) and then waiting for a deal to materialize. 

I just joined forces with another agent on one of the properties to co list it and my goal here is for her to take over anything of my own (like this new construction and flip) in 2025 so I can focus on crafting a bigger business in 2025.

I argue that a Prenup is FANTASTIC for 2 reasons I never hear mentioned about them: (A) It forces the very adult, and realistic consideration of a reality that things may not go as planned.

If you’re okay with moderate negative cash flow as a "forced savings plan," that’s fine, but I’d advise setting clear boundaries on how much loss you’re comfortable with per year.

On Page 134, he lists the following when analyzing a deal:Sales Price: $132,490.00Sales Expenses: $17,000.00Loan Balance: $55,004.72Total Invested Capital: $35,950.00Profit: $24,535.28I agree with his thought process here when he calculates net profit, but I'm trying to verify the net profit by adding up all the sources of income over the past five years in his example by doing the following:Appreciation over five years=$12,490 (see chart on Page 133).Cash flow ($297.73x12x5)=$17,863.80 over five years.Loan paydown: ($60,000-55,004.72)=$4,995.28 over five years.Sales Expenses are still $17,000.Doing the math, profit= $12,490+$17,863.80+$4,995.28-$17,000=$18,349.08There is a $6,186.20 difference from the net profit he calculates.My question is: Is this $6,186.20 difference due to the forced appreciation gained in the property from the rehab he does in this example?

With any kind of long term investment (especially real estate) TIME is huge force.