I need to figure out my budget for the long haul. 

You might can toy around with that if you don't want to spend too much money @Jay Luke 

There's no such thing as overnight success, but if you are in it for the long haul and serious about it you can be successful at it.Quote of the week:"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right" ~ Henry FordI am new to this as well, so take my advice with a grain of salt (it is free after all :) ).

Also, I want the 'toys' that I can get on new vehicles these days.  

The $200 is something that you should be willing to "lose" or rather exchange to knowledge/some support IF you yourself are committed, and in it for the long haul.

I have toyed with renaming my LLC to Immobiliare. 

All the trades talk to each other and if you are in it for the long haul, you don't want the reputation of wasting a business man's time just so you can use their price to shop.  

Definitely seek the advice of an accountant or toy around with a more advanced version of turbotax to get better numbers.

Same story here with Allstate on two different occasions for the same issue, hail and wind damage (shingles were laying on the ground) they offered both times to fix a little to y section that was less than my deductible so I passed.

I'd say it's normal because he has to haul the scaffold over there and setup and break everything down just for 2 sheets.