I don't know this for certain and recommend you contact and attorney for this but I think the distinction might be its fine if you are a partner in the deal or you are some sort of consultant if the work is in the project management. 

I can only stay until 2:30 or so, and plan to be there for the keynotes then wander around the sales floor (I assume there's some sort of booth setup), grab a bite and network with BiggerPockets folks :)

Track all of your income and expenses in some sort of report form and review it regularly with your employees or Team members that have the kind of talent you have looked for and have the ability to help you to possibly decrease expenses and increase income.  

In the last year, 2 of my 10 buttons have lost their protective covers (sort of like a clear plastic sticker on top of the writing) and the writing has started to wear.

I honestly don't know what this sort of payment/re-payment scenario would be considered because they've set it up for me just to pay low-rent but in reality it's really just my equity going into the place.

I could do some sort of estimation but I cannot decide on how much someone wants to invest in a property I provide.

Keep it rented, use HELOC to sort of use to invest in other thingsD.

So to help us sort through the stories, we created a very simple 5-question application for you to take.

Looks like originally to be used as some sort of oil change store or automotive.  

It's held by 2 investors in town and they cover some sort of investment related scenario each time.