Because the best agents in the business (and the smartest buyers and sellers) know their value.Don't let yourself be negotiated into tiny commissions because you feel you have no other options.

Texas has no requirement for an operating agreement, but I would like to have one as I hear the general consensus is that (if done right) will help with liability protection. 

Thinking of trying to passively invest with them and would like to see if anyone here already had an experience of working with them in investor capacity.The company's profile on BP is not very informative: https://www.biggerpockets.com/co/financialattunement.

I think your off-base on your reno budget working with best case scenario and/or limited knowledge.

So in theory you could build up 70k of passive loss carryforward (or less or more, no minimum or maximum just theoretically speaking).3. in the year of sale, those losses will then be fully deductible against non passive income.

Months had gone by and no work was being done and he kept blaming the city for staling the permit, which I later found out was not true. 

The lease makes no mention of smoking either way.

Hoping there are groups of folks working in the same part of the world--Hudson Valley, Catskills, Oneonta--that would be open to a new member?

@Jamie Dupont Maybe try it next year when the flooring is updated and take it off it gives no value:)

I hear time and time again how there is no way to cash flow in today’s market.