There is quite a bit of reliance on the appraiser for the estimated future value to determine how much loan we’d qualify for.

Less than 25%. “24.5 percentLas Vegas ranks second among U.S. metropolitan areas when it comes to reliance on hospitality jobs, with 241,480 workers or 24.5 percent employed by the industry, according to U.S.

This is just one of many claims I worked on that arose out of reliance on a POA.

However, not knowing the exact reason/s that may have influenced the seller's final decision, our guess is that it was more than likely due to rooftop units well beyond their statistical life cycle, their reliance upon R-22 refrigerant currently being phased out of the industry not to mention two rooftop units with suspect heat exchangers accompanied by elevated levels of CO in flue gas creating a potential liability that could end up in a law suit.

He probably means to say “detrimental reliance” but is using his own, non-legal term.

There's a reliance on getting a tax return for the profitability of the profit.

While there is a reliance on 'welfare' or entitlement still exists (to a large degree), I wouldn't discount the area as a whole as it seemingly has done better than the 'hot' markets during the downturn...I do understand Syracuse (and Buffalo) aren't doing as well as Rochester overall but I think even Syracuse has ranked high on the rent to returns chart, probably due to the welfare nature as well. 

So I created a transition/expansion plan that moved me away from daily activities and placed greater reliance on my team.My organization is extremely flat, so I had to identify potential leaders and groom them to take over various aspects of my daily "job".

It’s the reliance I don’t like, though I believe any loan is safer than direct LLC ownership since it avoids the squabbling and title liability issues you mention.

Let us also not forget, appraisals can end up in courts of laws as reports delivered for a reliance on value and other legal matters such as estate distributions and such.