I am grateful for Roby and for his IQ (intelligence quotient) as well as his EQ (emotional quotient).  

It truly is a business and it should be separated as such, but sometimes the convenience of a good handyman is hard to ignore.

What would a comparable piece of land with your house on it sell for (take the emotion out of it and forget about the business application for the potential buyer.)  

You can have all of the benefits of Trevor's viewpoint without assuming all of the risk.An LLC is litigation protection from suits not covered by insurance (any alleged intentional fraud, gross negligence, health code violation, etc.)You want an LLC to hold the assets separate from yourself or the operations of the company.

2 CEO's or 2 separate businesses joint venturing ??

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It spawned an idea to connect with other RE agents and have a separate list just for them.

However, once you get over the psychological aspect, it is better to have separate debts.  

If you would like to debate this further, we can take the discussion offline or you can start a separate thread.

You pay the plumber directly - your GC still recommends him - you write up a separate contract that states he will get xx% now and xx% every week - or you could pay xx% for each specific plumbing task that needs done (this will also incentivize him to stay on schedule)