You're setting yourself up for failure by only fixing half the problem. 

I'd hate to think that it is impossible to bounce back from the failure like the one I experienced.

I would also put in a union in an easily accessible section of the run that you could unscrew easily.In a Connecticut, winter if there were an equipment failure, there's always a chance you might need to unfreeze the pipes anyway and the easiest way I can see with that setup is with an arc welder.If this info just looks like technobabble to you, show it to your plumber.

Stick to your goal and prepare in the meantime don’t go off half cocked there are serious opportunities to make a great return, or a really dismal failure-be ready. 

Locally or remotely, you are pretty much dependent on your team, so distance doesn't really play that much into your success or failure. 

There are two basic domains of veil piercing: 1) failure to follow formalities, and 2) treating the LLC as an "alter ego" of the owner, parent, sub, etc.

LANDLORD/MGR_________________________ PHONE____________________ POSTING DATE___________________________ TIME______________________NOTICE OF $100.00 ASSESSMENT (Failure to allow for access to premises) Date____________________ TO: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ On (date) _________________ at (time) _______________, you were served a____ 1-day written notice to enter to show, or a ____2-day written notice to inspect or service your premises.

I expected to get around 155k for it, with a profit just shy of 25k,More failure - if I was not a licensed agent I would have had to pay double commission.

Failure is not an event.

The irony is, we ensure failure by not trying.