What are some ways to ultimately decide who wins with these monetary decisions in a joint venture?  

I will also mention that the mental stress is a factor for me that has some monetary value. 

The total monetary amount is $6500 more that I need to pay.

hi takeshia from " elvis country"....lol. wholesaling is a good part of the flipping houses and RE world. however, each state has its laws regarding wholesaling. i would tend to believe a real estate attorney from the area on his or her opinion. i wouldn't say something is illegal if you can get a license to do it, its just illegal to not have the license. then we get into the gray area of exactly what wholesaling is. if you find a seller, and put them in touch with a buyer for their house, you are acting as an agent. without a license, that is illegal. but, if you find a seller, YOU get the house under contract to buy, and put in the contract your right to reassign the contract, that is wholesaling and might NOT be illegal. in that case, you are not acting as an agent because you are not bringing two parties together. you are actually contracting to buy an item, but then exercising your right to sell that contract which does have monetary value. just like a corporation creates a stock certificate and sells it on the stock market, it is just a piece of paper with monetary value that you are selling. please check with at least one other real estate lawyer and explain the process completely. show them how you would not be acting as an agent between buyer and seller but as an actual purchaser looking to sell the asset you have created. that may make the difference. 

And the cure is almost as bad as the disease, since the only reason that gap has been closing is because of the weak dollar, which combined with the Fed's monetary policy is making everything more expensive for consumers here in the U.S.

I don't usually reveal numerical or monetary information about my deals in a public setting, but I'm going to make the exception here.

The standard AIA contract allows us to use monetary penalties, i.e. $5,000 a week (spelled out and agreed upon by both parties lawyers in negotiation).

Short of a global political cristis or a monetary system issue we should be in good shape: lending standards are still very strict (compared to pre 2008), but have eased up enough to allow for a growing market. 

Monetary and "TIME". 

Further, in a civil lawsuit claiming monetary damages by disgruntled investors, the offeror will have to defend his actions against a variety of charges based on non compliance with state and Federal statutes.So, years ago, the SEC established a safe harbor for private placements.