Also the ability to reinvest idle/contingency capital much more easily.

Don't worry about getting a DUNS number, this will happen in the ordinary course of your business and will not affect your ability to get a small business credit card.2) Capital One does offer a decent suite of small business credit cards, but there is one important business practice that makes them different from every other bank I've worked with.  

At SXSW I saw one of their people and they said they will have the ability to get bids on jobs like cleaning, painting and such soon - I assume this is how they make money. “ Ben TravisPros: they are new and offer free operations for landlords and tenants Cons: new company, not mentioned on BP much Cost: “We get paid by service providers - like insurance companies, plumbing companies, screening companies, A/C and heating, moving companies..... oh you get the idea.

An hour later somebody contacts me with a bill for $550 and says that I need to pay it.

Me personally, I try not to mix business/pleasure to avoid these types of situations, despite how much I value my ability to help my friends/family when in need (and I value their reciprocation equally).

Nothing wrong with marketing a property that you have under contract (in my mind the Real Estate Board may disagree) as long as you have the ability to close if not able to find a buyer in time (which I'm pretty sure a judge would agree with).

That cuts into your buyer's ability to afford it and lowers the price you can get for your house.You can't have it both ways.  

Maybe you aren't confident in their ability to help you plan?

Time will tell but I trust in Spartan's ability to deliver quality service and investments. 

It will also give me the ability to sell properties for others as well, which open me up to a whole other side of real estate.