, but also, your family deserves the fixed interest your business provides, it shouldn’t be cut off, it may be better to share. 

If you get 3 bids and for easy numbers sake lets' say you get $3k, $4k, and $5k as the bids, but choose to go with the lowest bid and then tell him you want to buy the materials to save the money yet that's where he's cutting his costs to obtain your business you're still kind of cutting off your own hand despite your face right?

Look into investor backgrounds more thoroughly and perhaps use legal contracts that offer stronger protections and even tie to personal assets, many will always try to use the LLC to protect themselves, but serious investors will sign a note personally and have collateral to sometimes back it.I hope you find some clarity soon.

We, like many investors would just like the financial burden to be somewhat lifted off our shoulders and to not feel so tied down to our jobs but have the option to come and go as we please or are needed and to spend more time traveling with our family!

Cutting corners during due diligence can have severe consequences.Take due diligence seriously.

To be honest, this feels overwhelming, especially knowing I couldn’t pay it all off quickly if I had to.Out of that $900K, about $500K is tied to 30-year mortgages on my rentals, with interest rates ranging from 2.99% to 4.375% and 400k on primary at 6% 30 year.My total monthly mortgage payments are $5,500 on my rentals, and my long-term rental income is $6,850, giving me a monthly surplus of about $1,300.

My dad, a carpenter self-employed for 30+ years, was working on the house next door, and saw him cutting the grass one day and struck up a conversation with him, he said "Have her make me an offer".

Network with active investors or seek representation from service professionals where fees aren’t tied to the completion  of transactions.

If you have strong ties to Cleveland, and know it really well, and have a killer MTR PM picked out... that's great!  

Compared to  CA AZ NV OR WA which is very cut and dry..