mode=adv) via phone and web, and found out Bert does not have real estate license, but OceanPointe is still active and not shut down.

What friend would a person be to tell you to throw caution to the wind and gamble a large sum of money that they have little knowledge on, or in your friend’s case a bad experience?

Nearly indestructible and usage is monitored regularly, by satellite, throughout the day with stats automatically posted to a central, web-enabled repository.  

This is directly from the ADA web site. 

Aren't there practical ways to mitigate this without a web of LLCs?

They ask you to use a web site that will say  employed with us yes or no for a $50 fee. 

I am not sure if by BS you think that we are making the fees up but activating a t-mobile cellular account, paying monthly fees on it while you wait to install, paying my integrator/web guy to set up your database with your property and private login, paying my guys to program your meter and label them for your apartment, test, calibrate and finally paying shipping are definitely all real fees.

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Do some research on here or the web.

We cannot take phones into our offices, so I have to use the web apps for at least eight hours a day and Evernote has been easy to use and helps organize - everything.Also, I am sort of the local "tech" guru which means I test and evaluate all kinds of different technologies.