For what it's worth, the MBA probably would hold more weight if you decided to do something else or just in general.

A good agent is worth their weight in gold.

Mine is worth his weight in gold.

Clients feel like they were treated with care and concern.At the end of the transaction, clients receive a nice, neat CD recording of their documents and any pertinent tasks that were completed.Transaction coordinators are worth their weight in gold.

I know its a southwest thing but there are likely ways to have a minimal upkeep yard in Virginia that still looks nice.

Obviously nothing I say carries any legal weight at all either.

The costs / paperwork / upkeep vs small potential risk of not having an LLC isn't justified, at least for now.Thanks again for your advice!

Having an emphasis on bonus payouts has been something I feel holds weight, especially when they know their bonus may be affected negatively by their performance.The use of scripts is becoming more common in collections.

You cannot predict appreciation.Jon - You do realize that IRR calculations/forecasts are heavily weighted to the exit price?

As someone local would be nice, I think the benefit of a larger pool of tax professionals will likely out weight the benefit of a local person.