Just do your numbers and control the deal to make money.  

I have gotten two very good clients that way.. this way I dont spend a dime on marketing they come to me :)

If you start a JV in name but do not give your partners proper control and decision-making rights and the deal goes bad you open yourself up to serious consequences which can lead to SEC violations with extremely high fines.Lastly, you can offer the project up to investors who have no voting or control.  

How would you recommend, or what resources would you refer for us to properly figure out how we spend our time and appropriately get compensated for it?

Question that the “believers” don’t ask is “how much could I earn on the extra money I’m spending to pay down the loan faster?  

Quote from @Henry Clark: @Michael PlaksIf they want to stop money laundering and funding terrorism they can control the border.  

I mean, obvious right, people can only spend what they have. 

There’s not much I can do to control the Bay Area real estate market, and our property has gone down in value since we purchased it.

Was last year abnormal or you think the normMy guess is you will spend a lot more than $200k on an attorney with benefits etc. but if it cuts down in expenses it definitely is something I would consider and even if it costs a little more, having control with having someone in house does reduce unknown costs and risks. 

Much of it based on defense spending that will likely increase as assets are moved from Colorado to Alabama to include the Space Command HQ.