But they provide a peace of mind that cannot be gained otherwise.

And nothing can beat peace of mind.

What he brings as a partner, at least until I have more experience, is peace of mind that I (hopefully) won't end up with a house that needs $150k of work (renovation prices seem crazy over-inflated here - I brought another contractor friend to an auction property to give me an estimate with the knowledge that I wasn't going to be using him as the GC, so he had no incentive to inflate the estimate, and by the time the property would have been rehabbed - I don't have the numbers, but it was $30k for the cracked driveway, $20k for the garage, $7k on windows, $25k for a kitchen, and on and on - it would have been $150k of repair costs on a 1500 square foot house that was in livable condition), or the work will be held to minimum cost.

It gave me time (and clarity) to sell for the most money, sometimes enhance value.

Once in court the day of, there will typically be a chance for both of you to peacefully reconcile before going in front of the judge/commissioner.

I'll have peace of mind knowing those two things are done and won't have to be touched for a very long time.

Cash buyout with enhanced initial pension singled my departure with 35 years service.I never saw any point in giving up an easy guaranteed income that did not interfere with managing my investment properties.

Hello, I have 36 one bedroom units and I am looking to enhance my rental income by installing a washer/dryer combo appliance in each of the units. 

Grace and Peace, -Daren 

It is well worth the peace of mind.Rich Baer, Esq