He's expensive as hell (the consult was free), but I don't sweat it because my mind is now at peace, and it's a one time fee.

It is 9000 sf, was a restaurant before, been vacant for 5 years and needs some rehab sweat equity.

We closed, he netted about $18k, and he told me that it was the toughest closing he's ever had- he would wake up in cold sweats, and he had heart palpitations, and so on.

BUT... and this is just me - whenever I have these kind of issues, no matterwhich business it comes up with, I go and run the numbers really quick. if the numbers are way to high to let it go - then by all means, sue all of them. if the numbers show that you will be sweating your butt off for years in court so your hours are worth money too... you might want to "pay the fine" learn from it and move on. painful.

Unless you want to be an agent don't sweat the learning part too much.

You don't have to sweat how to pay for all that stuff and pay mortgages.   

If things appear decent enough my idea is for my husband and I to purchase and put in major sweat equity to demo and remodel.

Should I pay myself for my labor or rather keep the 'sweat equity'?

There is two ways to build your network - by sweat or with a check.Your #1 goal is to prospect for new leads - something that most dislike.

If buy and hold and you're handy then look for something you can put sweat equity into.