The 3% or 4% fee sounds good, but if you are paying them off quickly, the actual interest rate you are paying is over 10%.  

In other words, escrow doesn't close until the current owner has completed the eviction process and the tenant is gone.

Sounds like, from another post of yours, that you're considering house-hacking.

I recently hired a guy to replace exterior doors in my primary residence and he completely butchered the job.

In Crystal River, it sounds like your agent has a good handle on the current ordinance, but it's always worth double-checking and staying informed about any potential changes that may affect your investment.

I am not 100% sure on this though so I would definitely advise talking to a professional.Lastly, based on your portfolio and your questions, it sounds like you are a high learner but haven't been making that great of returns in your portfolio.

@Lisa BurnsIt would be completely absurd with no real state experience to learn and do a syndication in 6-12 monthsSorry for the bluntness but I can name many that have tried this and failed miserably and lost everyone’s money over the past few years.

May be worth a meeting and a conversation to sound them out.Edit for a fun story:I worked with this guy who was super stoked on 420, had "legalize it" stickers all over his car, wore Bob Marley shirts, stopped work every day at 4:20 to take a hit, etc.

Reason for the LLC is I have 180k of equity in this home, additional 150k in retirement savings and another 60-80k in cash in my bank account and I want to make sure im protected if I rent it out and the renters sue me (im told that is a thing) - the nw home would become my new homestead2) Put a heloc on the home (im told I should be able to get about 100k on top of about 60-80k cash I have), keep it as my primary and use the money as a downpayment for flips and either payoff upon completion or put a tenant in and refinance out3) Refinance out 90-100k from my current home, mortgage payment would go up $300 per month ($3600 a year) and just use that money for flips/buy and holds or even just stick in the S&P at an average of 7-8% return so I am making 3-4% more on my money then it being in the houseI am super new to all of this, have been saving my pennies up for awhile and need to get going. 

Asking to pick someone's brain, to a seasoned investor or wholesaler, sounds like a waste of time because you didn't set it up.Your best set up is to lay out the deal or the specific dilemma so someone can answer that specific thing instead of just having their brain picked.