I would personally put them in notice just because they never tried to communicate it on the back end of fixing it.

I have other HELOCs that were much easier to get both personally and professionally.

By year 5 we had around 55 people.We did hire a marketing person but frankly marketing wasn't our strong suit. 

Consider doing this personally or using an LLC.

I spend roughly $120k on my renovations, but this is for the entire property and developing the secondary suite which certainly costs more (2 new furnaces, all new plumbing, new kitchens and bathrooms with tiled floors and showers).All said and done, I personally love it.

I want to start smart and scale up as I learn the ropes, but I’m personally struggling to narrow down which area to focus on.If you’ve done this before, what advice would you give someone like me?

The downside will have more to do with your business personality.

I am the only person that will be able to update you in this matter.

True, converting a personal Schedule E to a partnership will indeed reduce your IRS audit chances, statistically speaking.

Are you building for pure investment purposes or are you looking to use some of the space for personal/personal business use?