,I'd like to start off by saying I am very impressed at the varying levels of expertise represented on this site and that I only wished I would have learned of all of these opportunities earlier.A little background on myself, I 32 years old, a Texas Native (Houston Area) and for most of my adult life I have been employed (comfortably) in the oil and gas industry.

I've got a question that I need your expertise on. 

Why would you form an llc, supposedly for liability protection, then commingle funds by personally paying the llc bills, immediately killing any protection you thought you had?

An LLC does not offer as much protection as you might think.

Just be carful trying too hard to protect everyone else or you could end up the loser.

Our state regulations require a "seal" to protect from contaminants.

There are consumer protection laws in place which says they do have to release this information to a Trustee or the heirs, but they will play dumb so they can rack up the late charges prior to giving you the payoff amounts.

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My client was actually a good boss (he made it clear I actually report to him despite being a contractor) so he was able to protect me a lot.

Of course we have an exit plan and strategies planned to protect both him and us.