But if this fee doesn't make you non-competitive in the local market... then more power to you.

BP is a powerful medium.

I know how powerful their attorney's are, I will not get into what words they own, I'm sure you'll find out soon..

You could attempt to get a construction mortgage and that should solve your problem of stretching the buying power.

Not quite as powerful as the MS suite, but more than adequate for most purposes and the price is right.

Basically wondering if my wife and I can use the LLC concept to increase our buying power?

Here even with common heat and power I bill the tenants according to the square footage.I have pet fees.Technically I can't fine (usually reserved for government) tenants but I do charge them for behavior that costs me money.

As @Frank M. pointed out, you'd need to have a cash reserve in your IRA in the event of an unexpected repair, or vacancy that limits or stops income generation.

The HOA sounds like they are over stepping their powers.

Again, I'm no Constitutional Law Professor like some famous person that we all know, but when I read the Constitution, the Feds only have power to regulate interstate commerce.