No harm, no foul in requiring/requesting it.

It's an uphill battle. 

But have been a long time user of various data sources and TIN smelled too much like Hype. 

Unfortunately we turn down many investors that come to us for various reasons.One of the big reasons is that if someone doesn't know what they want, I'm not the one to tell them what they should want.If I used such conversion tactics (Which I could easily do), would smell disaster long term IMO just like it did for many other overnight turnkey scammers promising 15%+ cap rates.It's not all about money/profit for us and it's also not all about baby-sitting incompetence either.We have enough "free" online marketing content where a half sophisticated investor can easily come to a conclusion about all of our offerings.Many try to side step the obvious and want more for themselves.Building a relationship in business but in life also shouldn't be about "take, take, take" or "me, me, me".It should be "give and receive"I bet that many folks can provide or offer some value in return from experience they gained from a W2 or in another way.Guess how many have offered something of value over my last 12 years of investing?

But as bad as it smells most of what I saw would be easy to haul out.

However, the major caveat is that there is a zoning battle going on right now.

It's an uphill battle and I'm here for it with arms ears and eyes wide open!

Real estate as an agent or investor is hard work, and a lot of him is a mental battle more than anything.

with an 1880s wood building (age of many 2 flat buildings) it’s not if you have rotted wood but where. for me it was a constant battle caulking/replacing windows spraying insulation to keep cold air out and conducting yearly termite inspections. you might still have some of these issues with brick buildings but you have more time (fix it this year as a opposed to right now) @Mark Ainley curious if you have any other anecdotal reasons why brick is better than wood- i know i’ve heard this come up on the podcast numerous times

All that said, if you don't mind spending about $4,000 per year (maybe more or less in SC) then the only thing you'll have to battle is finding the right firm that lets you run your business the way you want.  2.