However, I don't see any harm in starting one right away so long as the expenses aren't prohibitive (like California's $800 annual franchise fee).

Its probably a little ambitious to think we could 'define' turn-key but the discussion has been good and points to the bigger issue that there are far too many companies who have done more harm than good.

You're going to fail, and we all have done stuff wrong with contracts, so there's no harm if you mess something up!

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-18/yup-rent-control-does-more-harm-than-goodhttps://web.stanford.edu/~diamondr/DMQ.pdfstandford studyhttps://mises.org/library/unintended-consequences-rent-controlBombing and rent controlhttps://mises.org/wire/rent-control-makes-good-politics-and-bad-economicsGood politics bad economicsNYTimeshttp://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/30/opinion/how-rent-control-hurts-the-poor.html

If I post on Craigslist, listing available for rent 4-5 weeks out (worst case) without pictures to gauge interest - would you see any harm in that? 

Talk to a local WA attorney first and tell them what you want to do to see if it is legal, before you do yourself any harm.

It is a duct tape negotiation type book, works for everything from the workplace to a transaction....It has some neat principles that are pretty universal.

They did allow him to switch it back over to his name so no real harm was done.I have avoided transferring the title on my units because of that concern.

They can read it and make their own judgements, there is no harm in that. 

There is no harm watching it for the fun of it and also getting ideas.