But, not pulling permits at all as a policy due to time and costs is a reason to walk away from doing business with a company.3. 

I dont even manage my close by ones, I dont want the tenants to know who I am, I dont want the responsibility of legal compliance, (one of the reasons you hire a professional) I dont want the phone calls, or the drama.

If you are skilled and reasonably priced we always have work.

For whatever reason, they find themselves with a house that makes more sense to rent out than to sell.

Nobody buys.There is always a reason.....just find an agent familiar with the location and he'll tell you why.

If I were pay myself, would I simply pull out money from the B account as I see fit, or reasonable pull-outs based on my own calculated profits after tax?

For people with a weak character, it is much easier to be angry at me for no reason than it is to face their own shortcomings.But, thankfully, those are the exceptions. 

Not sure on whether I want to rent it out or sell it when I'm done renovating, so that's part of the reason why I'm here - to learn about the different real estate investing strategies.I'm also here to connect with others in my area - from the little I've been able to dig up on BP, the space coast is a difficult area to find good deals.So, anyone a space coast local?

I recently read that appreciation should be seen as the icing on the cake, not as the reason to invest.

The way I see it, the reason he needs my money is because he doesn't have his own to invest in the project, so why is it so common to say "you do need to put in X%"?