There are 13 small "essential" business tenants in the flex suites each with office spaces and a warehouse with a roll up door. 

And I especially see no reason to treat a buyer in a way that makes him feel like he's dealing with a big corporate entity (Aaron's suggestion for how to stall).We have agents that essentially tell us, "As soon as you put a house on the market, please let me know...I love working with you and want my buyers to have first chance at your houses."

I don't think there's any danger of rent control in my area because there's such a glut of rentals here, but there is a town near here that makes rental houses go through a government safety inspection once a year.

Studies have essentially shown that covering utilities in the rent doesn't return 1 for 1 in rental raises (i.e. $800 w/ utilities versus $700 without).

Most PM companies write their agreements in a similar manner as your example so that they can proceed forward quickly as to any repairs, especially if such repairs are a health and safety consideration.

Essentially the money I used on down payments would have gone to uncle for that tax's I owed that year.

So I think good for them, my safety margin is what it is.

Am interested in distance to the Strip and safety.

You say most of your money is essentially earmarked for these 5 homes and it sounds like they're not even producing cash flow yet since you state "the rents will be $1600.00 per month" ... not that they are actually renting for $1600/mo.

Essentially, one subsidiary profiting off the success of the other as an investment,As our business grows we would continue this structure, placing layers of corporate veiling between us and our assets.